Kashmiri activist Mushaal Mullick has called on the government to immediately lift the ban on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), emphasising the urgency of countering India’s narrative war online. “India is running an aggressive campaign against Pakistan on social media,” she said. “At this moment, we are in the midst of an information war, and the entire Indian state machinery is working to malign the Kashmiri freedom movement.” 

Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Mushaal Mullick warned that the situation is nearing the brink of war. “We are dangerously close to conflict,” she stated. “In such a time, the Pakistani nation must unite with the people of Kashmir.”She appealed to the people of Pakistan to actively engage on social media platforms like X, urging them to take part in shaping the national narrative.

“The nation must rise and use social media to present Pakistan’s stance to the world,” Mushaal Mullick stressed. Tensions are running high between Pakistan and India after media started accusing Islamabad of the Pahalgam attack. Pakistan has vehemently rejected the Indian announcement to hold the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presided over the National Security Committee meeting in Islamabad following Indian aggression.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)