Pak says economic affairs ministry’s X account hacked after post seeking more loans

Pakistan on Friday said that the X account of its ministry of economic affairs was hacked and an appeal was posted on it for more international loans to meet the “heavy losses” caused by the current tensions with India.

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a ‘FAKE TWEET ALERT’, saying the account was “hacked”.

An official also confirmed that the X account has been hacked, and “work was going to switch off the account”.

The hacking led to a fake appeal by the Economic Affairs Division of the ministry, calling for more loans and urging the international community to help defuse the tensions with India following the Pahalgam terror attack. The tensions caused the stock market in Pakistan to tumble.