The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Thursday that a notification circulating on social media regarding changes to the government’s working days was “fake”.

“The public is advised not to believe or share such misleading content and to rely only on official government channels for authentic notifications and announcements,” the ministry’s fact check account said in a post on X.

The fake notification shared along with the post said that a four-day work week would be observed with Friday, Saturday and Sunday being weekly off days.

The fake notification was dated September 16, a day after the government had said it was considering reviving austerity measures.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that the government was considering reviving austerity measures introduced during a previous fuel conservation drive amid renewed hostilities in the Middle East.

The austerity measures were announced on March 9 to mitigate the impact of the ongoing US-Iran war. These included a 50 per cent cut in fuel allowances for official vehicles, salary cuts for lawmakers and a partial work-from-home policy in the public sector.