FIA directed to formulate framework to monitor social media: interior minister
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 25 October 2017
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Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced a new framework for monitoring social media in response to concerns over missing activists. The FIA will consult stakeholders for this initiative.Summary
ISLAMABAD - Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal has announced plans to formulate a framework to monitor the social media.
Speaking at a press conference here, Iqbal described it as a precautionary measure amid growing concerns over the alleged disappearance of a number of social media activists linked to the ruling party.
"The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been directed to formulate a framework for social media monitoring in consultation with all stakeholders," Dawn quoted Iqbal, as saying.
The interior minister said social media is being used an important weapon of fifth-generation warfare to destabilize societies and create anarchy in countries.
Earlier this week, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had issued a rare statement in support of the missing activists and called on the interior ministry to ensure their immediate recovery. - Agencies/Photo: Twitter (@betterpakistan)
Key Points
- Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal plans to monitor social media.
- FIA tasked with creating a social media framework.
- Concern over the disappearance of social media activists.
- Social media as a tool of fifth-generation warfare.
- Nawaz Sharif supports efforts for the recovery of activists.
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