Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has come under criticism after she shared a photo of portable washrooms, presenting them as part of the government’s flood relief efforts in Chiniot. Social media users quickly pointed out that the image was actually a stock photo from OLX dating back to 2023.
Innovated portable washrooms constructed and placed at relief camps in Chiniot. pic.twitter.com/WBseM5eo6A
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) September 3, 2025
The controversy surfaced at a sensitive time, as Punjab battles the devastating 2025 monsoon floods, which have already claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands. Maryam’s post, intended to highlight innovative steps in flood relief, instead triggered a wave of online backlash.
Critics accused her of spreading misinformation and using the crisis for political promotion, while opposition leaders seized on the incident to demand greater transparency in relief work.
In response, Punjab’s Information and Culture Minister, Azma Zahid Bokhari, defended the Chief Minister’s claims. She shared fresh pictures and videos on Twitter showing portable bathrooms that had indeed been built at a relief camp in Chiniot, aiming to verify that the initiative was real and ongoing.
بے شرم پراپیگنڈا سیل کل سے اس باتھ روم جو چنییوٹ کے ریلیف کیمپ میں بنایا گیا ہے اسکے خلاف جھوٹا پراپیگنڈہ کررہے ہیں،جیو ٹیگڈ تصویریں اور ویڈیو حاضر ہے،چلو بھر کافی ہے#MaryamNawazCares pic.twitter.com/dhzGnVvz2Z
— Azma Zahid Bokhari (@AzmaBokhariPMLN) September 4, 2025
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Not fake, the picture is from demo. similar washrooms are placed. do you want to see a sued washroom pic? How ungrateful propk
I meant you want her to publish used washroom pic? Aik certified adultery/Zina kerne walay k pichay lg ker andhay hugay