ISLAMABAD: Senate’s Standing Committee on Interior and Narcotics Control Chairman Rehman Malik on Wednesday said that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had never supported the propaganda against Maryam Nawaz on social media.
“Decency should prevail in the social media and we should stop its misuse for mudslinging against political opponents,” he said, during a committee meeting. Rehman said that many obnoxious comments were posted about Maryam Nawaz on social media which were unacceptable as she was the daughter of the nation.
The chairman said that parliamentarians had also been humiliated along with common people on social media by some persons for the sake of money.
While responding to a query, Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal said that he had already asked the concerned authority to further strengthen the Cyber Wing of Federal Investigation Agency.
The minister said that the committee should give its recommendations in this regard.
Meanwhile, PPP has criticised the ruling PML-N for violating the election commission’s code of conduct, by using government’s resources to arrange NA-120 by-election campaign rallies.
While talking to the media, PPP Central Punjab President Qamar Zaman Kaira said that they will protest on Thursday as the PML-N has continued to use government’s resources for preparation of by-election campaign events.
He added that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued notices to the authorities concerned, but no action has been taken yet.
“Rules will be crushed if the election commission does not use its powers,” he said.
Kaira and PPP’s Nadeem Afzal Chan were speaking during a news conference in Model Town, Lahore on Wednesday.