Tag: Twitter

Pakistani politicians lose fake followers amid Twitter crackdown

Imran, Maryam and Bilawal among top public figures to witness a significant drop in their numbers   LAHORE: Ever since Twitter announced to remove ‘locked accounts’...

Facebook, Twitter, Alphabet to testify at US House hearing

WASHINGTON: The US House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to take testimony from Facebook Inc, Alphabet Inc’s YouTube unit and Twitter...

Trump is the most followed world leader on Twitter

US President Donald Trump is by far the most followed world leader on Twitter, with the Pope trailing him by some 4.5 million followers,...

Reham shares her edited ‘fetching’ bearded photo

Reham Khan, former wife of Imran Khan, on Friday shared her edited 'fetching' photo on Twitter handle stating as she might not be able...

Indian-origin UK man jailed for Islamophobic rant on Twitter

LONDON: An Indian-origin British man who posted Islamophobic rants on social media in the wake of the terrorist attack at an Ariana Grande concert...

Twitter reacts to Asif Ghafoor’s ‘positive image of Pakistan’ post

LAHORE: Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Major General Asif Ghafoor on Monday asked the twitter users to post pictures about the positive image of Pakistan. The...

Armeena Khan finds herself in another Twitter war for calling out...

Armeena Khan, a strong social activist, finds herself in hot waters from time to time for speaking her mind. From Syrian refugees to cyberbullying...

German envoy promoting positive image of Pakistan on Twitter

ISLAMABAD: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler is promoting and highlighting the positive image of Pakistan in the world through his Twitter account. A look at his...

Mahira, Meesha, Mawra, others demand ‘#JusticeForKhadija’

The Khadija Siddiqi case verdict was handed down yesterday and Twitter went berserk against the ruling which acquitted Shah Hussain. Here is what the people...

US appeals against ruling that Trump could not block Twitter followers

WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department said on Monday it would appeal against a federal judge’s ruling that President Donald Trump may not legally block...

Twitter campaign organised for missing activist Raza Khan

LAHORE: Members of civil society, individuals, organisations, friends and well-wishers organised a Twitter campaign in solidarity with missing peace activist Raza Mahmood Khan who...

‘#Meera’ sets Twitter on fire!

A court recently declared that Meera jee had been married all along and social media went into a frenzy. Here is what everyone had to say: Meera g...

Social media reacts to Pakistan’s new PM

The prime minister (PM) and leader of the opposition announced who the caretaker PM would be and ever since '#CaretakerPM' has become Twitter's favourite...

I have no social media account: Asad Durrani on fake tweets

Former ISI chief Lt Gen (r) Asad Durrani on Sunday clarified that he has no social media account after a series of fake tweets...

Twitter wishes Umar Akmal a happy birthday!

Pakistani right-handed batsman Umar Akmal celebrated his birthday on Friday and his fans, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and International Cricket Council (ICC) wished the...

Abhishek Bachchan puts down troll who calls him ‘useless’

Unlike his father Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan has unfortunately not been able to make the same mark as his father in the Indian film industry....

‘#FineBrownWomen’ is all the craze on Twitter

Desi people are often mocked for their skin colour, be it men or women. People cross boundaries very often and continue to make some...