Pak PM Warns of ‘Weaponisation’ of Social Media to Blackmail and Pressurise Civil Servants

Amid the political uncertainty plaguing Pakistan, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday warned that some parts have been utilizing totally different tips, together with the “weaponisation” of social media, to blackmail and pressurise civil servants to change 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: occasion of 13 seats which got to candidates who have been “losing” the elections within the garrison metropolis.

Before resigning from his submit, 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 mentioned: There needs to be little doubt about our dedication to these noble civil servants serving the state and the individuals of Pakistan.

He acknowledged that the individuals of Pakistan have “spoken with a clear voice on February 8 and have given a split mandate.”

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