Pakistan has expressed concern over India blocking the Twitter accounts of Pakistani embassies at several places.
“It is deeply concerned that India has blocked the flow of information on Indian Twitter by blocking access to the following official accounts,” the Foreign Office said on Twitter. Egypt and the United Nations.
yesterday, it was informed of Indian news outlets that the neighboring country had also blocked the official Radio Pakistan Twitter handle.
According to India TodayThe move comes after the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting earlier blocked 16 YouTube news channels, including six Pakistan-based channels, claiming they were “spreading propaganda relating to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order”. .
Earlier, Twitter also blocked the accounts of some journalists – Indian and international – who are critical of the Modi regime.
Condemning the ban on Twitter, Pakistan’s foreign ministry on Monday night noted that the multiplicity of voices and the shrinking space for access to information in India were “extremely dangerous”.
“Social media platforms must comply with applicable international norms,” it emphasized.
In a follow-up tweet, the FO urged Twitter to immediately restore access to the Pakistan Mission’s accounts and ensure democratic freedom of speech and expression is upheld.
Radio Pakistan’s account also blocked
Later in the day, it emerged that India had also blocked radio pakistan Twitter account.
“social media handle […] Mainly stopped for highlighting serious human rights violations in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir,” the state broadcaster said in a statement. report good,
Expressing concern over the development, Dr. radio pakistan Spokesperson Chaudhry Zameer Ashraf said the broadcaster maintained fairness in its news stories and strictly adhered to international journalistic norms.