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Pakistan government spokesperson’s personal Twitter account suspended

According to the Pakistan media, the account was blocked late on Tuesday after Indian authorities complained to the microblogging website.

IANS | Islamabad | February 20, 2019 5:55 pm

Pakistan government spokesperson’s personal Twitter account suspended

A screengrab of Pakistan Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Dr Mohammad Faisal as he speaks at the International Court of Justice during a public hearing in the case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, the alleged Indian spy sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court in The Hague, Netherlands on May 15, 2017. (Photo: IANS/ICJ)

Twitter has suspended the personal account of Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal.

According to the Pakistan media, the account was blocked late on Tuesday after Indian authorities complained to the microblogging website.

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Geo News reported that Faisal’s account was suspended as he was giving his followers updates about “Indian atrocities” in Jammu and Kashmir and the Kulbhushan Jadhav case which is being heard at the International Court of Justice.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan Foreign Ministry’s official Twitter account, which bears Mohammad Faisal’s name, remains active.

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