Corrections Policy
Last updated: 10 August 2026
We get things wrong. When we do, we fix them in the open rather than quietly editing the page and hoping nobody noticed.
This page sets out what we do about an error, what we will not do, and how to tell us about one.
How to report an error
Send it to us through the contact page. It helps if you include the headline or the link, the exact sentence you think is wrong, and what the correct position is.
If you can point us at the source, we will usually be able to check it the same day. If you work for an institution we have written about and a detail is wrong or out of date, tell us and we will retest or recheck rather than argue.
You do not need to be the subject of an article to report an error in it.
What we do when something is wrong
We fix it as soon as we have checked it. Speed matters more than tidiness here, because a wrong figure that stays up for a day is read by people who act on it.
Then we record what changed. A correction is noted on the article rather than made silently, so a reader can see that the page has moved and why.
The original publication date stays as it was. We do not restamp an article with a new date to make it look fresh, and we do not change the updated date unless the revision is substantive. Changing a date without changing the substance is not a correction, it is decoration.
What counts as a correction
A correction is a change to something factual: a figure, a date, a name, an official's title, an amount, a deadline, an attribution, or a claim about who did what.
Fixing a typo, a broken link or a formatting fault is not a correction and we do not label it as one. Adding new developments to a running story is an update, and we mark those in the article as an update with the date attached.
How we try to need fewer of them
Most corrections are avoidable, and the way to avoid them is to be explicit about confidence before publishing rather than after.
When we cannot confirm a figure on the responsible authority's own page, we label it as reported rather than stating it as fact, and we say why. When two sources disagree, we publish the disagreement instead of quietly choosing the one that reads better. When something has been announced but not formally notified, we say announced.
Recent examples of that, all from August 2026. We marked a penalty range for Punjab restaurant receipts as reported, because the authority's own site did not carry the notification. We described Hajj 2027 package prices as announced rather than notified, because the policy document states that dues are notified separately. We published three different gold rates from three price sites rather than presenting one as the price. And we left a strike outcome unwritten for a full day because no source had reported it.
The full method is on the editorial standards page.
Where the evidence lives
For every article we keep a record of what was checked, which source it came from, what could not be confirmed and why. That record is written at the time of publication, not reconstructed afterwards.
If you query something we have published, that is what we go back to. It is also what lets us tell you quickly whether a claim was verified at source, corroborated across reports, or explicitly flagged as unconfirmed.
What we will not do
We will not remove accurate reporting because somebody would prefer it were not published. If a fact is correct and we can show where it came from, it stays.
We will not delete an article to make a mistake disappear. If a piece is wrong enough that it cannot be repaired, we say so on the page rather than removing the URL.
We will not pass off a substantive rewrite as a light edit, and we will not backdate or forward date anything.
Complaints beyond a factual error
If your concern is about fairness, tone or the way something was framed rather than a factual mistake, tell us anyway and say which part. We would rather hear it.
The formal procedure for complaints, including anything you consider unfair, hateful or offensive, is set out in our terms and conditions, and the limits of what we publish are covered in the disclaimer.
Who is responsible
Pakistan Era is published through pakera.pk and operated by Umer Kureshi. Editorial decisions, including corrections, rest with the publication.
Articles carry a named writer and a link to that writer's page, so you can see who wrote what and what else they have covered.