{"id":50320,"date":"2025-06-27T05:10:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:10:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/baseless-hoax-of-ban-on-pakistani-wedding-tradition-spreads-online\/27\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T05:10:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T09:10:45","slug":"baseless-hoax-of-ban-on-pakistani-wedding-tradition-spreads-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/baseless-hoax-of-ban-on-pakistani-wedding-tradition-spreads-online\/27\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Baseless hoax of ban on Pakistani wedding tradition spreads online"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"\u00abR1b6kkr8lb2m7nfblb\u00bb\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"\u00abR6kkr8lb2m7nfblbH1\u00bb\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"\u00abR6kkr8lb2m7nfblb\u00bb\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Throwing cash at wedding parties, a common tradition across Pakistan, has not been banned in Punjab, contrary to claims circulating on social media. AFP found no trace of such a prohibition, and provincial authorities confirmed the rumours are\u00a0<span>false<\/span>.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A ban has been placed on throwing currency notes during weddings. Bridegroom will be arrested on violation of this ban,&#8221; reads an Urdu-language <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250613103036\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPhuphiExpress%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0rvr9fPq7dnt4jy1WrCXKKSxMxx4QehiiMbWE6f2ajbnzkqc83NxEzkn7DNv7XdRhl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Facebook post<\/a> published April 13, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post refers to a common wedding\u00a0<span>practice in Pakistan<\/span> where the groom&#8217;s entourage tosses money over their wedding guests.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot taken June 13, 2025 of the false Facebook post, with a red X added by AFP<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Similar posts with the same false claim surfaced on <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/685fb498-4ac0-4afe-95f2-ba8fbe6e404b\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/GF3Z-FELJ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Threads;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Threads<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Some\u00a0<span>viral <\/span>social media posts have portrayed the tradition as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/2507381\/watch-sialkot-wedding-showered-with-luxury-cell-phones-dollars\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:overly extravagant;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">overly extravagant<\/a>, highlighting cases in which large sums of foreign currency or even mobile phones are showered on crowds (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/7G2N-JPKR\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But AFP found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pVAKQqO2BE4&amp;t=4s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:no credible reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">no credible reports<\/a> about an official ban on the wedding tradition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Punjab Information Minister\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pap.gov.pk\/members\/profile\/en\/21\/1573\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Azma Bukhari;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Azma Bukhari<\/a> told AFP on June 12 that the government had not prohibited the wedding custom (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/ZE3J-SCJQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;No such order has been issued to ban giving away of money or throwing of currency notes during wedding ceremonies,&#8221; Bukhari said. &#8220;These are all baseless rumours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tauseef-sabih-gondal-b5150914\/?originalSubdomain=pk\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tauseef Sabih Gondal;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tauseef Sabih Gondal<\/a>, director of public relations for Punjab Home Department, told AFP on June 24: &#8220;It&#8217;s a fake news. 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