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Twitter suspends account of Shahbaz Gill

ISLAMABAD: The micro-blogging website, Twitter has suspended the account of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Punjab Chief Minister’s spokesperson Shahbaz Gill.

It is not clear on what reasons the account was banned.

However, Shahbaz Gill claimed that the suspension of the account was made over complaint of Maryam Nawaz, the leader of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N).

The Punjab CM’s spokesperson said that he has informed Twitter administration regarding his responsibility to share details of the jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

Gill claimed that Maryam Nawaz has complained to the Twitter administration over sharing health-related details of her father Nawaz Sharif.

In his video message, Shahbaz Gill said that PML-N has complained again before the Twitter administration for sharing details of its supremo Nawaz Sharif.

He raised objections over the move, saying it was the government’s responsibility to provide health-related updates of the inmate if he was suffering from an ailment in order to aware the nationals.

Gill added that he had not publicised any of the medical reports [of Nawaz Sharif] but only portioned up his [Nawaz Sharif] well-being and opinion of doctors as it was a responsibility to him as a government’s representative.

The official said that the development will change nothing whether suspension of a Twitter account or submission of any resolution against him and he would do any task given to him by the top leadership.

M M Alam

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.