Twitter goes into overdrive as General Raheel takes Pakistanis into sixth gear

With two separate hashtags trending on Twitter, several analysts lauded the move and called for action from Nawaz

Just when you thought the army chief couldn't get any more popular, he set the bar even higher.

General Raheel Sharif once again reigned supreme on Twitter as he dismissed 11 military officers over corruption charges.

The army chief’s decision came in the middle of an unfolding scandal over Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s family’s offshore wealth, so it was no surprise when people drew comparisons to a lack of action from the government and heaped praise on General Raheel for making another admirable decision.



With two separate hashtags trending on Twitter, #ThankYouRaheelSharif and #COAS, several analysts and observers lauded the move and called for action from Nawaz.

Here are some of the top tweets:

https://twitter.com/RJSadiaSattar/status/723109093288763392

https://twitter.com/KhanDanish_/status/723098178329935872

A bit of spring cleaning at GHQ never made the Prime Minister look so dirty before. #ThankYouRaheelSharif #TimingIsEverything

— Amal Khan (@amalkhan) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/Babar_Sattar/status/723107783126568961

Accountability is indeed the best revenge! #ThankYouRaheelSharif

— Yusra Askari (@YusraSAskari) April 21, 2016

Raheel Sharif has single handedly changed the whole prospective n narrative on corruption truly commendable #ThankyouRaheelSharif

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/SenFaisalAbidi/status/723098402997841920

Burnol needed for Libtards and so called Politicians of Pakistan. #ThankYouRaheelSharif

— 🌻 (@I_Wanderr) April 21, 2016

- "Raheel Sharif" getting them one at a time... #ThankYouRaheelSharif pic.twitter.com/NYTOSTDWFR

— Arsalan H. Shah (@arsalanhshah) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/kaalakawaa/status/723116233348907008

#ThankYouRaheelSharif for starting the trend.Now the ball is in politician's court to follow suit. PM & half the cabinet needs to go.

— Rabia Mufti (@DrMufti) April 21, 2016

Name of this #COAS would be written in the hearts of Pakistani Nation for the things he have done for them#ThankYouRaheelSharif

— Faisal Khattak (@FS_Khattak) April 21, 2016

https://twitter.com/RealSMQPTI/status/723118771049750528

COAS spoke of across the board accountability & has begun the same in the institution of the army. But Govt still dithering! Shameful!

— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) April 21, 2016

Commendable action of the COAS. Accountability across the board. Setting a great example. Fully support anti corruption movement of change

— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) April 21, 2016

The noose around MNS tightens -Army chief dismisses 11 military officers over corruption charges https://t.co/2yAM7U9GSk

— Ayesha Siddiqa (@iamthedrifter) April 21, 2016

Army Chief, Gen. Sharif 's tough action, dismissal of 13 senior officers, for corruption sets the stage for accountability on Panama Files

— Moeed Pirzada (@MoeedNj) April 21, 2016