Senior analyst and columnist Hafeez Ullah Niazi has strongly criticised Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) social media team during a private news channel talk show on Wednesday.
He pointed out that the main problem with PTI’s social media brigade is not ideology, but financial interest.
According to him, the reason is that higher viewership brings them direct financial benefits. He added that this can be judged by how profitable this activity has become.
Speaking on the programme “Head On” aired on 365 News, Niazi said the PTI social media brigade gets direct financial benefits from increased viewership.
‘PTI’s social media team doing more harm’
According to Niazi, PTI founder Imran Khan believed he could use the party’s social media to control his harsh narrative.
However, he claimed that the situation has reached a point where the party’s social media is no longer fully under Imran Khan’s control.
Niazi further stated that if this group wants to defame a party leader, it skilfully runs a campaign and puts the entire PTI following behind it.
He cited the recent use of derogatory language against Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s former chief minister Ali Amin Gandapur as an example.
The analyst also said that harsh language, false allegations, and abuse against the establishment and state institutions are beneficial for the social media team, as they get financial benefits from such behaviour.
Adding further, Niazi warned that when history is analysed in the future, PTI’s own social media team will emerge as one of the most damaging factors for Imran Khan.
