Pakistan PM warns of ‘weaponisation’ of social media to blackmail and pressurise civil servants | World Information

ISLAMABAD: Amid the political uncertainty plaguing Pakistan, caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday warned that some parts have been utilizing completely different methods, together with the “weaponisation” of social media, to blackmail and pressurise civil servants to modify their loyalties from the State to the violent gang.
Kakar’s warning got here two days after Rawalpindi commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha, in a bombshell press convention on Saturday, alleged that he oversaw the rigging to deprive jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) occasion of 13 seats which got to candidates who have been “losing” the elections within the garrison metropolis.
Earlier than resigning from his put up, Chattha additionally claimed that Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja have been concerned within the alleged rigging and resigned from his workplace after “accepting responsibility” for the manipulation of ballot outcomes.
Taking to his official X deal with, the Kakar stated: “There should be no doubt about our commitment to these noble civil servants serving the state and the people of Pakistan.”
He acknowledged that the individuals of Pakistan have “spoken with a clear voice on February 8 and have given a split mandate.”
Khan’s PTI claims to have received greater than 180 seats within the 266-member Nationwide Meeting however says the outcomes have been manipulated and most of its over 90 seats within the decrease home have been gifted to the three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
The occasion has demanded a judicial probe into the manipulation of the outcomes of the elections.
Kakar didn’t touch upon Khan’s occasion’s newest demand. Nonetheless, he famous that “some elements with a proven track record of violent behaviour and vigilantism are now using different tricks including the weaponisation of social media in blackmailing and pressurising civil servants to switch their loyalties from the State of Pakistan to the violent gang.”
This motion is a transparent violation of Article 5 and different articles of the Structure and the legal guidelines of the land, he stated.
“The State of Pakistan shall defend the civil servants in discharging their constitutional duties, act against these violent trolls and ensure exemplary punishment to them. There should be no doubt about our commitment to these noble civil servants serving the State and the people of Pakistan,” he stated.
Monday’s put up by Kakar was the second in two days.
Amid protests by a number of events together with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) towards the alleged rigging through the February 8 common elections, Kakar on Saturday warned that any type of agitation, violence, or incitement for vigilantism is not going to be condoned and the regulation would take its course with none hesitation.
“While peaceful protest and assembly are fundamental rights, any form of agitation, violence, or incitement for vigilantism will not be condoned and law would take its course without any hesitation,” the interim prime minister stated in a press release, issued by his workplace.
“Anarchy and disorder will not be tolerated at this crucial time. This only serves to advance the agenda for hostile forces, both domestic and foreign, to exploit and create grave law and order challenges.”

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