The Ministry of Information has issued a statement clarifying that the notification in circulation regarding a public holiday on September 6 is fake.

A post made by the Ministry’s factchecker on X said that disseminating fake news is ‘unethical’.

“Disseminating #FakeNews is not only unethical and illegal but it is also disservice to the nation,” the post said.

“It is the responsibility of everyone to reject irresponsible behavior. Reject #FakeNews.”

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Defence Day is celebrated across Pakistan on Septemeber 6 in commemoration of the 1965 war.