Tribune Take: Talking politics online
Jahanzaib Haque, Express Tribune's web editor, offers his analysis of how the internet is being used by political parties such as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) and former president Pervaiz Musharaf.
Haque discusses the parties' realization of the importance of social media, Shahbaz Sharif is now on twitter, tweeting personally himself, hoping to connect with his voters directly. Haque claims social media can play an instrumental role in attracting the youth vote in the next election.
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@Vaqas Asghar: I see you are linked with the media. My query is about the malpractices in shaukat khanum regarding the awarding of tenders on a single bid which is against the norms and misappropriation of funds which was raised in a talk show and replied totally unsatisfactorily by Imran Khan. The source of money on the media campaign with huge sums paid to the transporters and the extravagant jalsa I think a report is also required too and I would appreciate if provided with a link to it too in 0.42 sec on google.
@Tariq Masood: the annual reports up till last year are publicly accessible here: http://www.shaukatkhanum.org.pk/about-us/annual-report.html
it took 0.42 seconds on Google to find them
Before stressing on the Shareef family to declare their asset Imran Khan must explain from where the money came for such a heavy expenditure on the 30th october jalsa and musical show and monthly he should know the donors of shaukat khanum hospital the balance sheet prepared by neutral auditors as it is run on public money rather than by Imran Khan own.
Social media is rampant throughout the world and its implementation in Pakistan has been very effectively done by the PTI seeing an open ground infront of it. PMLN late entry has still rocked the PTI to the core and the hard work done by the CM on his page is being followed quite anxiously and liked. My advice to the PMLN is to increase his web presence, hold seminars, lectures and political discussions with the youth and increase people to people contact. This will surely lead to an immense rise in PMLN votebank. PTI is just all words no play sort of party with no vision at all and are just a group of opportunists playing in the hand of the establishment.
@zafar bhatti: and that people is only 'YOU'?
@m, waqas: and that was suppose to be funny?
PMLN it's time to die :) what ever you are trying to do is to late now, bye bye ppp and pmln people have decided that they will not vote for PPP and PMLN
@m, waqas: chalo jee. Go n ask those ppl who dont afford pvt hospitals - ask them if they have felt change in services and dr.s activeness in public hospitals. ask those who couldnot afford to pay rs.400-600/test and how relieved they were to have it of rs.90. Ask 2 SIRLANKAN teams and a MALAYSIAN team who visited pakistan about there views
Obama had used social meidia and had a very expensive team for...others before him had used it too, but little. PML N always had media team.. now they have another 'Media Team' with a word 'SOCIAL' before it
@Kashif Iqbal. Better if you ask from PTI higher slot from where did the aid of Lahore Jalsa came. I've literally seen the people(not mentioning their name) donating money to PTI for the sake of Political change in Pakistan. Its not like PML-N doing JALSAS from corruption money, Sugar mills assets etc.
Some people even don't know what they don't know ... isn't it?
plz beaware now DANGUE has attacked over the social media as well plz help.....give me some platlets lolzzzzzzzzzz
hi, I like PML"N" policies but PMLN requires more hard work specially in SIND, KPK, AND BALOCHISTAN, BUT i think this is the better then other one. and i offer the PMLN for my abilities and work online. www.shahidbwp.webs.com
Look now PML(N) and PPP use to say that PTI is only Facebook and twitter party and there is no real support for them. Now they are copying and following PTI. Very funny.
Imran Khan is right that PML(N) always adopt things from PTI.
I am one of those geeks you say have been hired, Well i am not hired , I am an unpaid volunteer.
Whats wrong if other parties hire professionals to monitor their pages? If someone can afford to hire professional, then whats the big deal? If PTI can spend millions on Lahore jalsa, I would recommend them to hire professionals as well...atleast it will create some jobs.
Please note that PTI Social Media is run by volunteers only whereas other political parties & personalities have hired geeks to monitor their pages. PTI has never invested a single penny on Social Media mobilization while Pervaz Musharaf & Sharif has invested millions to advertize their pages.