Pakistan’s ruling party fires back at British magazine over ‘vile’ language

[Dubious]

ISLAMABAD: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has hit back at noted British weekly magazine ‘The Economist’ for using what it called the ‘vile language’ in its article regarding Imran Khan’s government.

In a series of tweets on Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s justice party has accused the London-based magazine of running sponsored articles that are aimed at attacking the state of Pakistan.

“The Economist running sponsored articles attacking the entire state of Pakistan (and not just one political party) puts serious questions on whether It’s the economist hiring authors or authors hiring the economist to do propaganda against Pakistan,” the PTI said.

“At a time when Pakistan is stabilising; and deliberately undermining the country’s role in countering extremism (which even many countries in the West have been unable to do despite trillions spent on wars), what is the economist trying to do?”

The party said that the language used by the article was an outright abuse of the idea of freedom of press.

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-@TheEconomist running sponsored articles attacking the entire state of Pakistan (and not just one political party) puts serious questions on whether It’s the economist hiring authors or authors hiring the economist to do propaganda against Pakistan.

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“While the perspective on the economy can be one aspect of analysis; to undermine the will of Pakistani people to fight corruption through the ballot & the vile language used by the article is an outright abuse of the idea of “freedom of press”.

“While The Economist can have a perspective on the situation in Pakistan; the language used in the article and the allegations made without any proof is the language of the lobbies that are looking to undermine progress in Pakistan.”

The official Twitter handle also urged the government to officially take this up and sue the magazine for defamation.

“We would want the Government of Pakistan to officially take this up and sue The Economist for defamation on behalf of the people of Pakistan. And if you are out of bylines, we can suggest much better writers than these badly scripted articles,” it concluded.

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/4...s-back-at-british-magazine-over-vile-language

 

[Turingsage]

PTI hates a free press. Its already silenced many reporters and rails against any critic. Its wants to promote the Khan as some messiah when he is no more than a good cricketer but an awful leader of a country whose only message is blame it all on PML PPP etc etc. Nothing to do with me governor.

 

[valkyr_96]

https://tribune.com.pk/story/1198623/state-owned-firms-funded-emerging-markets-edition/

 

[Hamza913]

Nothing to do with me

Then why are you commenting on it veggie-boy?

 

[Turingsage]

Then why are you commenting on it veggie-boy?

noting to do with me is a reference to the great Khans answer to all the problems Pakistan faces. Its all everyone else's fault nothing to do with me governor

 

[Dubious]

PTI hates a free press. Its already silenced many reporters and rails against any critic. Its wants to promote the Khan as some messiah when he is no more than a good cricketer but an awful leader of a country whose only message is blame it all on PML PPP etc etc. Nothing to do with me governor.

I think you mean what it hates is fake news....I know in india fake news and real news cant be distinguished but this is Pakistan we like to distinguish the two

Please dont troll!

noting to do with me is a reference to the great Khans answer to all the problems Pakistan faces. Its all everyone else's fault nothing to do with me governor

MOST problems emerged before he took office so how can all problems be dumped on him? Do you blame Modi for pre-existing problems in india?

 

[Crystal-Clear]

PTI hates a free press. Its already silenced many reporters and rails against any critic. Its wants to promote the Khan as some messiah when he is no more than a good cricketer but an awful leader of a country whose only message is blame it all on PML PPP etc etc. Nothing to do with me governor.

you know nothing .
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if an election happrn right now he will win with more seats .

 

[New World]

PTI hates a free press. Its already silenced many reporters and rails against any critic. Its wants to promote the Khan as some messiah when he is no more than a good cricketer but an awful leader of a country whose only message is blame it all on PML PPP etc etc. Nothing to do with me governor.

you should worry about your own country where senior journalist like ghouri lankesh was killed by safron chadi for opposing gay lord modi and its hindutva policies..

you should care about your own army which lost 36 men because of politics of gay lord..

 

[Clutch]

PTI hates a free press. Its already silenced many reporters and rails against any critic. Its wants to promote the Khan as some messiah when he is no more than a good cricketer but an awful leader of a country whose only message is blame it all on PML PPP etc etc. Nothing to do with me governor.

Big difference between "Free Press" and "Fake Press".

 

[maithil]

PTI should ban all western press from Pakistan. Local publications should be forced to publish only positive news about the government.

 

[undercover JIX]

sba ki jal rahi hai..

 

[Flash_Ninja]

PTI hates a free press. Its already silenced many reporters and rails against any critic.

Maybe according to Times Now you delusional fool

 

[Diggy]

The link to the article -
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2...for-the-poverty-of-the-countrys-208m-citizens

I din't find anything wrong in it , its a known fact PA's interference in policy making has kept pakistan
poor & backward. They messed it up further by bringing in the religion. I don't think rubber stamp leaders like
this Imran Khan can make any difference. In-fact he might have got his orders from the generals to attack this
article since it speaks more abut the army's involvement in pakistan's current crisis. Hence the orders got filtered down to people in the PTI.

 

[Pakhtoon yum]

noting to do with me is a reference to the great Khans answer to all the problems Pakistan faces. Its all everyone else's fault nothing to do with me governor

Well issue also has nothing to do with you

The link to the article -
https://www.economist.com/leaders/2...for-the-poverty-of-the-countrys-208m-citizens

I din't find anything wrong in it , its a known fact PA's interference in policy making has kept pakistan
poor & backward. They messed it up further by bringing in the religion. I don't think rubber stamp leaders like
this Imran Khan can make any difference. In-fact he might have got his orders from the generals to attack this
article since it speaks more abut the army's involvement in pakistan's current crisis. Hence the orders got filtered down to people in the PTI.

Look what I found everyone, an obsessed pakistan expert.

 

[Diggy]

Look what I found everyone, an obsessed pakistan expert.

not obsessed , i am just trying to help you guys.