Elements involved in propaganda to be brought to justice soon : SAPM             

ISLAMABAD: Malik Ahmed Khan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM), stated on Monday that the entire country supported the army chief and that those who participated in the anti-social propaganda campaign on social media would be brought to justice as soon as the investigation into this matter reached its conclusion.

He told the media, “Elements behind the social media propaganda campaign need to be exposed. He continued, “This negative social media campaign was planned in advance and was being hatched against national insinuations to harm the country.

“Anti-state elements are only active to destabilize the country politically and economically,” he mentioned. Replying to a question, he said hate statements through social media platforms and freedom of expression should not be confused. “There is a dire need to restrict these hate speech platforms,” he added.  He said, “His party is not believing in media regulation as free media defines the progress of any nation but such elements are crossing limits and exploiting the situation through their false statements and negative propaganda drives.”  “It is a clear violation of fundamental rights of any citizen of the country which will be protected at any cost,” he added.