German envoy voices concern over Pakistan Twitter shutdown reports
German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler on Thursday expressed concern over reports that Twitter might be shut down in Pakistan.
By Web Desk
August 16, 2018
ISLAMABAD: German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler on Thursday expressed concern over reports that Twitter may face shutdown in Pakistan.
"Worried about press reports that #twitter is threatened in #pakistan," he wrote on Twitter.
The German envoy said social media must be handled with responsibility but it must not be blocked.
"A free country needs free social media," said he.
The Ambassador also shared a picture of himself with Pakistani students in his Twitter post.
The German envoy Ambassador who often uses Urdu language in his tweets is arguably the most famous foreign diplomat in Islamabad who frequently shares his photos from his visits to different parts of the country.
-
Security forces gun down 30 terrorists in multiple IBOs in KP: ISPR -
MQM-P calls for new province in Sindh -
US report validates Pakistan military edge over India: PM -
Banned TTP poses serious threat to Pakistan security: UNSC panel -
CM Afridi clarifies remarks on by-poll after ECP requests army deployment -
Dubai sees 3.2m Pakistani passengers in 2025 as airport sets new milestone -
Security forces kill 23 Indian proxy terrorists in KP's Kurram -
Pakistan to construct island to boost oil exploration: report