Tag: Twitter

Twitter suspends accounts of Baloch nationalists

LAHORE: Social media site Twitter on Saturday suspended the accounts of Baloch nationalist leaders and political parties ahead of the 12th death anniversary of...

Twitterati observe 10th death anniversary of Ahmed Faraz today

Urdu poetry lovers and fans are observing the 10th death anniversary of renowned poet Ahmed Faraz on Saturday. He passed away on August 25,...

PML-N ‘refuses’ to hand over Punjab govt’s Twitter handle to PTI

  The 'hijacking' of Government of Punjab's official social media accounts by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has become another bone of contention between the party...

Twitterati all praise for Imran after his maiden address to nation...

Following the newly elected Prime Minister Imran Khan’s first address to the nation broadcasted on live television, users on social media site Twitter were...

Twitter blows up with ‘#PrimeMinisterIK’

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan took oath as 22nd prime minister (PM) of Pakistan on Saturday. Following the oath ceremony, Pakistanis took to Twitter...

Twitterati radiating optimism at Imran Khan’s premiership

After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) victory in 2018 general elections, the party's chairman Imran Khan on Friday was elected as the 22nd Prime Minister of...

Bilawal shines in ‘Naya Pakistan’, say Twitterati

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari gave his maiden speech in the National Assembly (NA) on Friday after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman...

Imran updates his Twitter bio following PM election

The National Assembly (NA) on Friday elected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan. Following his victory in the...

Twitter in danger of being banned in Pakistan

Micro-blogging website Twitter that has become important to political parties and journalists to communicate is in danger of being banned because of "the government’s...

Imran Khan is number seven on Twitter’s list of most followed...

Following his party's victory in the July 25 elections, Imran Khan, who is likely to become Pakistan's 20th prime minister is among ten most...

PTI tweets in Turkish from official Twitter handle

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has tweeted in Turkish, days after sending out a Twitter message in Chinese. The tweets said that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Ergodan...

Twitter reacts to rumours of Justice (r) Nasira Iqbal becoming president

After Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) victory in 2018 general elections, a rumour is making rounds on social media that Justice (r) Nasira Iqbal, daughter-in-law of...

Once Pakistan’s ‘Facebook PM’, is Imran Khan losing online electoral battle?

The PTI wave that emerged right after the famous 2011 Minar-e-Pakistan jalsa had brought with it immense support for Imran Khan, at least on...

Maryam Nawaz tweets ‘Faiz’ from jail

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz on Saturday tweeted for the first time since her incarceration in the Avenfield reference. The PML-N leader who...

High court judge hints at blocking Twitter over blasphemous content

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has said that it may direct the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) to block access to Twitter in Pakistan due...

Irrfan Khan shares ‘happy picture’ amid cancer treatment

We know that Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan was diagnosed with a rare kind of cancer and might we add that he has been fighting...

Salman Ahmed in hot water after ‘insensitive’ tweet on Mastung massacre

Former Junoon bassist Salman Ahmed on Saturday came under serious criticism for his “insensitive” tweet on the Mastung attack. On Friday, at least 131 people,...