Recently, a member of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) in the Sindh Assembly came up with a bill to make marriage compulsory for 18-year-olds.

It has also been suggested that parents who delay the marriage of their children should pay a fine of 500 pkr. The bill has been facing criticism from various quarters since its inception, while mixed reactions have also been seen from social media users.

Opposing the bill, Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, leader of the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in the Sindh government, said in a tweet that the proposed bill had nothing to do with the PPP and she made an announcement that PPP would oppose the bill.

Nowadays, it has become very easy to spread misinformation to propagandize against anyone. Such as of a few days back, there was a piece of news circulating on Social Media that a 14-year old Christian girl “Sunita Masih” was being forcefully converted to Islam after being gang-raped in Faisalabad. The whole of Pakistani Social Media seemed sad and shared this news showing their sorrow and anger including many celebrities.

But later it turned out that this alleged report was all fake and was spread deliberately. An autonomous fact inspector “Daily Scoop TV” investigated this report in Faisalabad and even in Sukkur where the respective SSP’s denied any such incident. Then it was tracked that from where this trend originated and was found that the reporting of the Sunita Masih incident initially came from a Pakistani Christian man named Rahat Austin who is recognized to have indulged in spreading misleading information previously as well. Rahat Austin’s tweet was promoted by Indian social media users calling Pakistan unsafe for minorities.

After this false news was spread which was intentionally circulated to portray a false image of Pakistan regarding the minorities, it is very clear that in this digital era it has become very convenient to propagandize against anyone and that not only by rolling out such misinformation directly against anyone but by taking advantage of the sincerity of public by triggering any sensitive element of the society such as this case which was related to minorities of Pakistan.

There should be a strong mechanism of Government itself to check the authenticity and verify any such news circulating on Social Media to prevent the spread of misleading information in the future which may falsely damage the country’s reputation

Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Choudhary stated, “Pakistan ISI and Pakistan Army respect human rights”.
Fawad in an interview with BBC’s Hard Talk where he was questioned about missing persons during the PTI regime and issues that happened during the 3 years of PTI-led government.

Before Imran Khan came into power, he was considered an anti-establishment leader. Stephen Sackur also mentioned the issue of missing persons, involvement of ISI and Army in government’s affairs.

But when he came into power, his thoughts and remarks against the establishment changed. BBC interviewer mentioned these points while asking Fawad Choudhary about the involvement of ISI and the Army in internal matters.

All this is happening due to Aaj news producer and journalist Asad Toor’s claim that he was not beaten up by his friends but ISI.
This whole matter got worse when Hamid Mir in a protest deliberately targeted Army and used inappropriate language against Pakistan Army and ISI.

Hamid Mir and Asad Toor are famous for their anti-establishment statements and strong condemnation of army involvement in government affairs. Moreover, Hamid, in yesterday’s statement was too slang and inappropriate which created a sensation in national and international media as well. Many senior journalists have condemned Hamid Mir and Asad Toor’s allegation.

Journalist Asad Ali Toor was beaten up by some unidentified men. This news was published by a local news outlet.
The journalist was attacked in his apartment in Islamabad sector F-10 Islamabad. Fawad Choudhary Minister for Information took notice of the incident and investigation is underway.

There are two opinions on this news circulating on social media.
Asad told the media and police in his statement that the attackers were being instructed by someone on phone call. This statement created a conspiracy theory that Asad was targeted by intelligence because Asad’s previous record is not well regarding to govt and the army.

A defamation case was filed against journalist Asad Toor which was later closed by the LHC. In the verdict, it was said there is no evidence against Asad in this case of defamation. Asad a journalist and YouTuber was actively seen on social media with content against Army and Government.
There is another report by Bol News Journalist Jameel Farooqui that the whole incident is Asad’s issue involving a girl and her brother who knocked Asad Toor over inappropriate contact with his sister.

An investigation is in progress. Still question remains if the attack was carried out by the intelligence, then why the attacker knocked on the door politely he intended to harm Toor.