Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif found himself at the centre of an unexpected comedy when he inaugurated what looked like a brand-new Pizza Hut outlet in Sialkot Cantonment on January 21, 2026. Videos of the event spread rapidly across social media, showing the senior minister performing the classic ribbon-cutting ritual with full confidence. However, in a twist that felt less like governance and more like slapstick, the restaurant turned out to be completely fake.