Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif Allegedly Breached Law To Wish US President Elect Donald Trump, Here's What Happened
Community post on Pakistani PM's post read, "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned X in Pakistan. He is using a VPN to access X, which is unlawful according to the Pakistani law."
US Republican candidate Donald Trump recently won the US Presidential Elections 2024 and wishes came pouring in. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, also wished Trump on a decisive victory. The thing to be noted here was that Sharif wished Trump on X whereas X has been banned in Pakistan. This means that the Pakistani PM must have used VPN to access X to post this congratulatory message.
The community notes on Sharif's post also noted this. A community post on the topic read, "Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has banned X (formerly Twitter) in Pakistan. He is using a VPN to access X, which is unlawful according to the Pakistani law." Sharif's original tweet read, "Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on his historic victory for a second term! I look forward to working closely with the incoming Administration to further strengthen and broaden the Pakistan-U.S. partnership."
Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump on his historic victory for a second term! I look forward to working closely with the incoming Administration to further strengthen and broaden the Pakistan-U.S. partnership. @realDonaldTrump
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) November 6, 2024
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Pakistan's Ban On X
Earlier this year, Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar declared a ban on the social media platform X, citing concerns over national security. Tarar stated that members of the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) were allegedly using the platform to promote anti-national activities.
Despite the continued ban, a post by Prime Minister Sharif on X has sparked criticism from the online community.
A user while reacting to Sharif's post wrote, "If hypocrisy had a human face, it would be Shehbaz Sharif."
Another user wrote, "Mr. Trump, this joker using VPN to congratulate you... Btw, Elon Musk plate form has been banned in Pakistan !!!"
A third user wrote, "The government has imposed a ban on Twitter in Pakistan, with reports suggesting that even ministers are accessing the platform using VPNs, which is quite an irony for a government that's restricting public access while using the same tools to bypass their own rules."
The government has imposed a ban on Twitter in Pakistan, with reports suggesting that even ministers are accessing the platform using VPNs, which is quite an irony for a government that's restricting public access while using the same tools to bypass their own rules. pic.twitter.com/pWuBLktUaZ
— Chulbuli 👑 (@farahdurranii) November 6, 2024
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