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DG ISPR cautions against making sweeping targeted statements in social media

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  • Post last modified:07/07/2019
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ISLAMABAD:  Director General ISPR Major Gen Asif Ghafoor took to his personnel Twitter Account to caution: “Irresponsible biased use of social media & vested negative trends can lead to misunderstandings / spats.

“Sweeping targeted statements or trends against any individual / profession/ institution are unethical. One such example is sweeping trend against journalists.#StayResponsible.”

He was referring to #ArrestAntiPakjournalists hashtag. Many users even posted pix of those journalists who had been criticizing PTI Govt. , PM Imran Khan and Military. 

 

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M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.