The Interior Ministry on Tuesday denied declaring a public holiday on November 9 on account of Iqbal Day.
Earlier, notifications reportedly issued by the interior ministry on Tuesday made rounds on social media, saying the federal government had decided to declare Nov 9 a public holiday.
However, shortly after the ‘fake’ notification went viral, the interior ministry denied issuing any such memo.
Iqbal day is celebrated every year as a tribute to poet Allama Muhammad Iqbal, who was born on Nov 9, 1877 in Sialkot.
The spokesperson added it was the provincial government’s prerogative to announce a holiday or not.
Taking notice of the ‘fake’ notifications, the FIA ordered a probe into the matter.
Confusion prevailed in government departments after Sindh CM House spokesperson posted a notification on an official Whatsapp group informing reporters about the federal government’s decision to observe a public holiday on Nov 9.
Earlier, the Sindh government declared that all public and private schools across the province would remain closed on Wednesday on account of Iqbal Day. The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government also announced a public holiday.
