No, Pakistan's Dawn Did Not Report People Not Reading Quran Caused Floods
By Nivedita Niranjankumar A viral screenshot claiming Pakistani daily Dawn published a story saying floods in the country are because of people not reading the Quran, is fake and morphed. BOOM found that the viral screenshot is an edited from an existing Dawn article about rescue efforts in the aftermath of the floods. Pakistan is facing severe floods in several areas since June, leaving lakhs of people displaced and houses and properties destroyed. With unabated rains, nearly one-third of the country remains inundated, hampering rescue and relief work. According to the Pakistan's National Dis...