PTI used social media to tarnish institutions: Firdous

Senior leader of Tareen's Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party says public money used to tarnish reputation of state institutions

LAHORE:

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, a senior leader of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), accused the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of using public money the social media to tarnish the reputation of the state institutions.

Speaking at a news conference, Dr Awan, the IPP spokesperson, alleged that false propaganda was disseminated through the Annual Development Programme, adding that it was a common practice for the PTI chairman to initiate and trend topics on social media.

Firdous stated that during the Imran-led PTI government, a huge sums of money was allocated from the government coffers to promote the agenda of one individual, rather than spending the funds for the welfare of the general public.

The IPP spokesperson also expressed concern that budgets, seemingly intended for public development, were used to recruit individuals and open their social media accounts with the aim of sowing seeds of discord between the people and the state.