{"id":101933,"date":"2026-02-23T23:28:51","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=101933"},"modified":"2026-02-23T23:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T18:28:51","slug":"bahria-university-issues-clarification-regarding-viral-nikkah-notification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/bahria-university-issues-clarification-regarding-viral-nikkah-notification\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahria University issues clarification regarding viral Nikkah notification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/fact-check-viral-bahria-university-ramadan-nikah-notification-declared-fake\/\">Bahria University<\/a> has issued an official notification regarding the fake notification circulating online that claims that during the holy month of Ramadan, any male and female student found standing together as a couple on campus would be immediately married.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, the Bahria University stated that &#8221;It has come to our attention that a notification circulating on social media regarding restrictions during the month of Ramadan is being falsely attributed to Bahria University&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">We clarify that no such notification has been issued by the University. The circulating letter appears to be a meme and does not reflect official policy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Students and parents are advised to rely only on Bahria University\u2019s official communication channels for authentic information, it added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This development comes after the claim quickly sparked confusion and concern among students, parents, and the general public, particularly due to the sensitive religious context attached to the message. However, investigations confirm that the notification was fabricated and did not originate from the university.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"722\"><picture class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-101862\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6.jpg.avif 720w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-150x150.jpg.avif 150w\" type=\"image\/avif\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6.jpg 720w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6.avif 720w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-150x150.avif 150w\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" \/><\/picture><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"1324\">The widely shared letter alleged that male and female students standing together as a couple during Ramadan would not be allowed on campus and that, in case of violation, an immediate nikah would be arranged.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"1324\">It further claimed that the individuals involved would bear responsibility for wedding expenses, including the walima. To make the document appear authentic, it carried the signature of a supposed \u201cDirector Academics, Ayesha Rahman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"1324\">The overall format closely resembled a formal university circular, which significantly contributed to its rapid spread across various social media platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In a recent development, the Bahria University has issued an official notification regarding the fake notification circulating online that claims that during the holy month of Ramadan, any male and female student found standing together as a couple on campus would be immediately married. In a social media post, the Bahria University stated that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":101857,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[10856],"class_list":["post-101933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education","tag-bahria-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101933"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101933\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":101938,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101933\/revisions\/101938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}