'Hacked' and embarrassed: Pakistan denies loan appeal on X

'We are working to have the Twitter (X) switched off,' states Pakistan's ministry of economic affairs

Reuters

Updated At : 10:18 AM May 09, 2025 IST

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Amid rising Indo-Pak tensions, Pakistan was left in an embarrassing situation as its X handle of ministry of economic affairs flashed an appeal for loan to international partners.

The ministry later stated on Friday that its X account had been hacked and denied posting the tweet appealing for fiscal aid amid its face-off with its neighbour India.

"We are working to have the Twitter (X) switched off," the ministry told Reuters, adding that they "did not tweet" about it.

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