Pakistan Urges G-7 Summit To Ask India To End Ban On Islamabad's Twitter Accounts
Faizan Hashmi Published June 29, 2022 | 06:56 PM
A top Pakistani diplomat has urged the G-7 industrial countries, which are meeting at summit level in Germany, to demand from India to lift its "massive restrictions on information", including all the Pakistan accounts New Delhi has blocked
UNITED NATIONS, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Jun, 2022 ) :A top Pakistani diplomat has urged the G-7 industrial countries, which are meeting at summit level in Germany, to demand from India to lift its "massive restrictions on information", including all the Pakistan accounts New Delhi has blocked.
In a tweet on Tuesday, Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, pointed out that India, "in another display of hypocrisy", had signed a G7 statement to "protect freedom of expression online and offline".� "Now," he added, " the G7 have the right and responsibility to demand that India lift its massive restrictions on information including all the Pakistan accounts Delhi has blocked.
"This suppression of information violates India's obligations under ICCPR (International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights) and is yet another sign of the escalating fascism enveloping RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) ruled India," the Pakistan envoy said.
Earlier in Islamabad, the Foreign Office voiced alarm over the Indian government's policy of blocking access to information after New Delhi asked social media giant Twitter to block the accounts of Islamabad's diplomatic missions.
The FO spokesperson, in a tweet on Monday, expressed deep concern over the "diminishing space for plurality of voices and access to information in India".
Related Topics
Recent Stories
Govt likely to hike electricity price once again
Bismah Maroof announces immediate retirement from international cricket
Malala expresses unwavering support for Gaza people
Selection committee dissolved over Pakistan women cricket team's poor performanc ..
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz in police uniform at Chung police center
Currency Rate In Pakistan - Dollar, Euro, Pound, Riyal Rates On 25 April 2024
Today Gold Rate in Pakistan 25 April 2024
Mired in crisis, Boeing reports another loss
Session Awarding Ceremony 2024 held at Cadet College Muzaffarabad
Austrian ski great Hirscher to make comeback under Dutch flag
Pakistan, Japan agrees to convene 'Economic Policy Dialogue'
FM Dar conveys deepest sympathy on torrential rains devastation in UAE
More Stories From Pakistan
-
Four persons injured in car rollover accident
6 minutes ago -
Provincial Ombudsman Secretariat is determined to address public complaints
16 minutes ago -
277 training sessions held for livestock farmers
26 minutes ago -
24 criminals held
26 minutes ago -
Ombudsman’s Dera office dispose of 207 complaints at South Waziristan
36 minutes ago -
Various food points fined over violations:
36 minutes ago
-
PM for political commitment, adequate investment to achive goal of malaria-free world
56 minutes ago -
Malala expresses unwavering support for Gaza people
1 hour ago -
President stresses joint efforts to control Malaria
1 hour ago -
Karachi Police arrest four suspects in crackdown on street crime
1 hour ago -
IRSA releases 163,300 cusecs water
1 hour ago -
Global tributes to kashmiri icon Amanullah Khan on 8th death anniversary
1 hour ago