Fact Check - Islamabad Administration Hasn’t Allowed Liquor Shops to Reopen - Android

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Yesterday, a notification started doing the rounds on social media platforms claiming that the Excise and Taxation Department has allowed liquor shops at 5-star hotels in Islamabad to reopen after the government eased the Coronavirus restrictions.

The notification allegedly directed the General Managers of Marriott Hotel, Serena Hotel, and Best Western Hotel to reopen liquor shops while ensuring SOPs to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.

Here is the notification.

However, the notification circulating on social networking sites has turned out to be a fake one.

Taking to Twitter, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, Hamza Shafqaat, has debunked the notification and termed it as “fake.”

Fake https://t.co/uELXuOSMeu

— Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (@dcislamabad) May 19, 2020