Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Monday castigated the PTI for allegedly spearheading a campaign on social media over \u201cmisappropriating\u201d relief goods for flood victims in Sindh and demanded the government take \u201cimmediate action\u201d against elements involved in the \u201cheinous campaign\u201d.<\/p>\n
The minister\u2019s statement came after pictures surfaced on social media, purportedly showing bags of flour donated by the United Kingdom (UK) being sold in the province.<\/p>\n
The National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) on Sunday said there was \u201cno authenticity\u201d to reports about flour bags received from the UK being sold. The agency said that Pakistan had not received any aid from the UK containing or consisting of flour bags.<\/p>\n
It is pertinent to mention that no PTI leader or official account had shared the picture in question.<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference in Karachi on Monday, Memon said it all started \u201cwhen a fake picture \u2014 originally belonging to India \u2014 was shared on social media by accounts known to be PTI supporters\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 600 people circulated the picture while tagging international agencies and the United Nations,\u201d the minister lamented, claiming an attempt was made to discredit the provincial government with the aim to halt the supply of relief goods.<\/p>\n
\u201cI question each PTI worker who is supporting this so-called leader, how would they justify this act?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are sharing a picture from India [\u2026] and then telling foreign organisations to stop aiding Pakistan,\u201d Memon alleged.<\/p>\n
He appealed to the federal government as well as Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah to immediately identify the persons involved in the act and for action be taken against them under the law.<\/p>\n
Memon added he would also file a writ petition in the Sindh High Court seeking action against such people. \u201cThis act is tantamount to disconnecting the ventilator when a patient is fighting between death and life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The flood victims are our red line and any campaign targeting them will not be tolerated, he added. \u201cImran is causing more damage to us than India and Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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