FACT CHECK: Did Pakistan beg for money from World Bank after Operation Sindoor?

Earlier on Friday, the official X account of Pakistan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs – Economic Affairs Division (@eadgop) urged “international partners to help de-escalate” tensions between it and India. However, the post on X (formerly Twitter), by @eadgop is now being debunked as false information, with official sources on both sides of the border stating that the account was hacked.

 

“Govt of Pakistan appeals to International Partners for more loans after heavy losses inflected by enemy. Amid escalating war and stocks crash, we urge international partners to help de-escalate. Nation urged to remain steadfast,” the post stated.

 

Users on social media were quick to flag the unusual post pointing to “inflicted” being misspelled as “inflected”. Others pointed to the ‘#IndiaPakistanWar’ hashtag shared with the post putting India first in order—a rare feat for an official account of Pakistan.

 

Soon, the official handle of Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that the account of the country’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, Economic Affairs Division was hacked and that the post was therefore “fake”.

 

Operation Sindoor, India’s retaliation to the now-confirmed Pakistan-backed terror attack at Pahalgam on April 22, led to the Pakistan Stock Exchange slumping on back-to-back trading days.

 

On April 22, 2025, the KSE-100 benchmark index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange closed at 1,18,430.35 points. By May 8, 2025, KSE-100 lost 14,903.53 points, slumping more than 12.5 per cent to close at 1,03,526.82 points.

 

In contrast, Indian stock exchange benchmark index BSE Sensex stayed fairly level—in fact, it moved close to 1 per cent up to 80,334.81 points at May 8 closing bell versus 79,595.59 points it settled at on April 22.

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