Copter crash
\nCampaign was launched against Pakistan Army by workers of a political party
\nISLAMABAD
\nThe government has decided to arrest all the people behind the negative propaganda against Lasbela helicopter crash on social media, sources privy to the investigation told\u00a0Geo News\u00a0on the condition of anonymity. Sources said that the people who led the campaign will also be arrested after investigating the individuals involved in the propaganda. They added that the investigations have shown that Indian accounts were also involved in the social media campaign.
\nThey added that a campaign was launched against the Pakistan Army by the workers of a political party and Indian social media accounts actively participated in it. The investigations show that at least 17 Indian accounts were linked to the campaign. Last week, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing registered a case and launched an investigation into the malicious social media propaganda following the martyrdom of army officers in the Balochistan helicopter crash.
\nA joint investigation team headed by Additional Director General Cybercrimes Muhammad Jafar is carrying out the probe. The investigation team includes Director Operations Waqar Chauhan, Additional Director Ayaz, and Assistant Director Imran Haider. The development follows after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif characterised the campaign as \u201chorrifying\u201d. \u201cThe social media campaign belittling and ridiculing the sacrifices of our martyrs was horrifying,\u201d he wrote in a message on Twitter.
\nThe prime minister attributed such vitriol to \u201cself-righteous political narratives\u201d. \u201cThey poison the minds of the youth and weaponise hate speech. Which way are we headed?\u201d he asked. Meanwhile, in a conversation on\u00a0Geo News\u00a0programme \u201cNaya Pakistan\u201d, the Director-General of Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Babar Iftikhar condemned the negative social media propaganda. \u201cThe way this happens on social media, we have to look into this and reject such elements involved in it,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cWe can do this collectively. That\u2019s why we issued a press release as it was important to highlight this matter. This has to be condemned at every level.\u201d The press release issued by the ISPR stated: \u201cWe have been distressed since the accident on August 1. The propaganda has caused immense pain, particularly to the families of the martyrs,\u201d he said.
\nEmphasising that this should not happen, Maj Gen Iftikhar said that elements spreading negative propaganda and rumours should be rejected. \u201cInsensitive behaviour is unacceptable and should be condemned on every platform,\u201d he asserted, adding that the Pakistan Army is grateful to the nation which continues to stand by them and the martyrs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Copter crash Campaign was launched against Pakistan Army by workers of a political party ISLAMABAD The government has decided to arrest all the people behind the negative propaganda against Lasbela helicopter crash on social media, sources privy to the investigation told\u00a0Geo News\u00a0on the condition of anonymity. Sources said that the people who led the campaign […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":277688,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[809,1080,1468],"class_list":{"0":"post-277672","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-arrested","9":"tag-campaign","10":"tag-pak-army"},"yoast_head":"\n