Pakistan govt fights social media with crackdown on ‘anti-state’ campaigns

Urging jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s party to quit its “anti-state activities and propaganda”, the government has warned that it would clamp down on those involved in running anti-state smear campaigns on social media in a bid to damage the country’s ties with friendly nations.

Addressing a press conference on Sunday, legal affairs spokesperson Aqeel Malik said there was no precedent to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) “enmity as it was perpetrating anti-Pakistan legislation in foreign countries”, the Geo News reported.