The critics in Pakistan are selling a narrative, that the largest and most popular party of the country has been unjustly removed from power, the most popular leader of the country has been jailed, and political cases have been framed against him; there is no rule of law in Pakistan; laws are trampled with impunity; the parliament is bogus; ruling parliamentarians are corrupt to the core and are inept; the govt is illegal and the product of Form 47; the state is run by the military establishment, turning Pakistan into a security state; democracy and the constitution have been badly mauled; the wings of judiciary have been clipped and it has lost its independence; the law enforcement agencies have become monstrous and do not care about human rights. So on and so forth.
- The author Brigadier (Retd.) Asif Haroon Raja, is a retired Brig, war veteran, defence security and political analyst, columnist, author of five books, ex-chairman TFP, Patron-in-chief CDS Think Tank, Director Meesakh Research Centre, Chief Election Commissioner Tehreek-e-Jawanan Pakistan, takes part in TV talk shows daily.
- *The views and opinions expressed herein, and any references, are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the editorial policy of the Centre for Development and Stability (CDS).
The handlers of social media of PTI, portray PTI as a grieved and victimised party, and all others as the disciples of Satan. Their job is to distort the truth, spread fake news through an orchestrated disinformation campaign, foment hatred, glorify IK and his party, and to demonise the ruling govt and the army.
The overall purpose is to fan misgivings,frustration, despondency, resentment, chaos, lawlessness, and anarchy in order to fail Pakistan and topple the ruling regime.
The other objective is to create rift between the people and the army, create fissures within the army and to discredit it in the eyes of the public. The Army’s counterterrorism is projected as fiendish.
In order to hide their fakery and to sell their merchandise of lies as authentic, the U-tubers , bloggers and journalists are linked with anti-Pakistan media outlets. The latter substantiate their fake narratives, and help paint Pakistan and its institutions in poor light.
Things do not end here. They glorify the enemies of Pakistan and undermine the good deeds of the govt and the army.
Paradoxically, the morons find fault in each and every act of Pakistan’s civil and military leadership, they do not say a word about the anomalies in India, Israel and Afghanistan, the axis of evil, which has destroyed the peace of the world.
While they accuse and condemn Pak security forces for committing excesses, they turn a blind eye to the record breaking atrocities of the axis of evil. Their tales of cruelty against the Palestinians in Gaza, Kashmiris in IOK and the Indian minorities, the common people in Afghanistan, and their conspiracies against the neighbours are harrowing. They defy international laws, the UN, and every forum and have their way. All three have expansionist agendas. One desires Greater Israel, the other Akhand Bharat, and the third, Greater Afghanistan.
Not a word has been uttered by the trollers in Pakistan about blatant rigging of BJP in Bihar where the national identity card has been turned into a piece of paper. The voter cannot prove his identity through the ID card and it is up to the presiding officer to decide whether the voter is eligible to vote or not.
Social media is a contagious virus which is poisoning the minds of the people of Pakistan, and is being blatantly used by PTI to achieve its political objectives.
