Overview

• The Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit said reports of formal notices to TV channels over Urdu usage are misleading.
• The posts also alleged orders to appoint language experts, a claim the fact-check labeled incorrect.
• The Information and Broadcasting Ministry forwarded a viewer’s complaint to the concerned channels under CTNRA procedure.
• Channels were told to inform the complainant of any action taken and to keep the ministry updated, consistent with regulations.
• Some social media accounts continued to share the original misleading claim even after the official clarification was issued.