{"id":296258,"date":"2021-01-20T11:43:43","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T06:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=296258"},"modified":"2021-01-20T14:56:20","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:56:20","slug":"did-cm-buzdars-aide-sanction-smear-campaigns-against-aurat-march-journalists-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/did-cm-buzdars-aide-sanction-smear-campaigns-against-aurat-march-journalists-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Did CM Buzdar&#8217;s Aide Sanction Smear Campaigns Against Aurat March, Journalists? [Video] [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wing in the United Kingdom has come forth with shocking allegations against the Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar&#8217;s aide, Azhar Mashwani.<\/p>\n<p>The British &#8216;Insafian&#8217; took to Twitter to make these revelations. According to the deputy head of PTI UK Twitter, Arslan Mushtaq the CM&#8217;s aide asked the social media manager to run smear campaigns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_296309\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-296309\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-296309 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Usman-Buzdar.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Usman-Buzdar.jpg 640w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Usman-Buzdar-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-296309\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Was Usman Buzdar aware of what Azhar Mashwani was doing under his nose?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/where-is-the-state-imran-khan-faces-backlash-over-his-old-tweet-on-hazara-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Where Is The State?&#8217; Imran Khan Faces Backlash Over His Old Tweet On Hazara Genocide<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In a video message, Arslan Mushtaq accused CM Punjab&#8217;s Focal Person on Digital Media, Azhar Mashwani of telling him and others to run smear campaigns against critics of the PTI government which included Aurat March participants, journalists, and even calls for the arrest of journalists.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI lead [PTI] UK\u2019s Twitter. What do you do there? Have you not told us to run campaigns against people such as [journalist] Amber Shamsi and [Ahhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/IshaqSafi19\/status\/1351182869876584453mad] Waqass Goraya? Did you not use to tell me what to tweet against Aurat March participants? Did you not use to send me voice notes, telling me what message to send in which groups?\u201d Mushtaq asked in the video message.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ur\" dir=\"rtl\">\u06a9\u0644 \u0627\u0631\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u06a9\u06cc \u0627\u0638\u06c1\u0631 \u0645\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u0633\u06d2 \u0644\u0691\u0627\u0626\u06cc \u06c1\u0648 \u06af\u0626\u06cc \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u0627\u0631\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0646 \u0646\u06d2 \u0627\u0638\u06c1\u0631 \u0645\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u06a9\u0627 \u0628\u06be\u0627\u0646\u0688\u0627 \u067e\u06be\u0648\u0691 \u062f\u06cc\u0627 \u06a9\u06c1 \u0648\u06c1 \u0645\u062c\u06be\u06d2 \u0627\u0648\u0631 \u062e\u0648\u0627\u062a\u06cc\u0646 \u0635\u062d\u0627\u0641\u06cc\u0648\u06ba \u06a9\u0648 \u0645\u0634\u0648\u0627\u0646\u06cc \u06a9\u06d2 \u06a9\u06c1\u0646\u06d2 \u067e\u0631 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u062f\u06cc\u062a\u0627 \u062a\u06be\u0627\u06d4 \u062c\u0633 \u0645\u06cc\u06ba \u062e\u0627\u0635 \u0637\u0648\u0631 \u067e\u0631 \u0627\u0633 \u0646\u06d2 \u0627\u0645\u0628\u0631 \u0631\u062d\u06cc\u0645 \u0634\u0645\u0633\u06cc  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmberRShamsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmberRShamsi<\/a> \u06a9\u0627 \u0646\u0627\u0645 \u0644\u06cc\u0627\u06d4 <br \/>\u0645\u0637\u0644\u0628 \u06af\u0627\u0644\u06cc\u0627\u06ba \u0633\u0631\u06a9\u0627\u0631\u06cc \u0637\u0648\u0631 \u067e\u0631 \u062f\u06cc\u0646\u06d2 \u06a9\u0627 \u0627\u0639\u062a\u0631\u0627\u0641 \u06a9\u06cc\u0627 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UNMd3tJNRw\">pic.twitter.com\/UNMd3tJNRw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ahmad Waqass Goraya Baloch \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@AWGoraya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWGoraya\/status\/1351084346229350402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He alleged that Azhar Mashwani sought retweets and assistance making videos against political rivals such as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President, Maryam Nawaz.<\/p>\n<p>The PTI UK Twitter Deputy asserted that he will reveal more in another video.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Azhar Mashwani Denies All Claims<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, the CM&#8217;s aide told <a href=\"https:\/\/thecurrent.pk\/pti-uk-member-claims-buzdar-govt-official-told-him-to-run-twitter-campaign-against-aurat-march-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Current.pk<\/a> that Arslan Mushtaq is a &#8216;pathological liar&#8217;. He denied the allegations<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt\u2019s funny that a pathological liar and imposter\u2019s statement, who was exposed by me, is being quoted against me. That too without any evidence.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He tweeted the same sentiment in his tweet responding to the allegations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Its quite revealing that all *part time journalists* &amp; Goraya type propagandists r using this imposter&#39;s statement, who was exposed &amp; proved a pathological liar by me yesterday &amp; chose to get back at me by using a contrived statement from August.<br \/>Both accusations remain baseless! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xkKqU9XfIR\">https:\/\/t.co\/xkKqU9XfIR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Azhar Mashwani (@MashwaniAzhar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MashwaniAzhar\/status\/1351254586988916740?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/fia-cybercrime-officer-who-registered-fir-against-meesha-shafi-suspended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIA Cybercrime Officer Who Registered FIR Against Meesha Shafi Suspended<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>According to PTI&#8217;s Social Media Head, Mohammad Kamran Arslan&#8217;s actions are the result of a personal rift with Azhar Mashwani.<\/p>\n<p>PTI\u2019s Social Media Head revealed that the CM&#8217;s aide and UK deputy head had a fight in private and then Arslan took to Twitter in a revenge ploy against Azhar Mashwani.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey had a fight in private, which led to a public fight on Twitter. Some things were said that were not true. The fight was settled and they deleted their tweets but as you know, once something goes on social media, it will be questioned. An inquiry against our deputy lead Baloch has been called by Overseas head Zeeshan.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mohammad Kamran further also asserted that the matter would be handled via a disciplinary committee.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt is our internal matter that will be heard by our disciplinary committee and then any needed action will be taken against whoever is at fault.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Netizens React<\/h3>\n<p>Now the question arose if Azhar Mashwani was doing this under Usman Buzdar&#8217;s nose or did he get a stamp of approval.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-296308 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PTI-tweets.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PTI-tweets.jpg 800w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PTI-tweets-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PTI-tweets-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/PTI-tweets-758x474.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many online condemned PTI over the allegations against Mashwani.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SilkLodhi\/status\/1351300436096069637<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chaa gaye <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AWGoraya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AWGoraya<\/a> g wahhh&#8230;surely u r doing very good jobs by exposing such criminals and londy baaz.\u2764\u2764\ud83c\udf37\ud83c\udf37<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ishaq Safi (@IshaqSafi19) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IshaqSafi19\/status\/1351182869876584453?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, some people support the trolling of certain journalists fanning this issue online. The question posed if this viral video can be accepted as evidence without digging deeper.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BajiPlease\/status\/1351229227551641606<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaqasahmadMr\/status\/1351359294575419394<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lolllll why the mask?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fnkhan (@FnKhan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FnKhan\/status\/1351193633962262532?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/GulGhutae\/status\/1351219949977690114<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Update: Arslan Balouch&#8217;s String Operation<\/h3>\n<p>As promised, the social media worker actually released a string of follow-up videos. It seems this whole ordeal is not at all what it seemed.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5-\" style=\"max-width:288px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5-\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WhatsApp-Video-2021-01-20-at-14.37.36.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>He even dished out dirt on how his video was taken out of context. He explicitly asserted that he had not once mentioned CM Buzdar&#8217;s aide Azhar Mashwani.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5--2\" style=\"max-width:320px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5--2\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WhatsApp-Video-2021-01-20-at-14.37.35.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>He asserts that his videos were a staged plan to bring people who worked on to spreading &#8216;anti-Pakistan&#8217; propaganda into the spotlight. He was inspired to execute this &#8216;spring operation&#8217; based on the Director-General (DG) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) briefings about how journalists indulge in spreading anti-Pakistan content on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Looks like his plan worked as he asserts he will expose all the journalists that propositioned for him to spread anti-PTI narrative.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"html5\" id=\"arve-html5--3\" style=\"max-width:288px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"arve-embed\">\n\t\t\t<video class=\"arve-video fitvidsignore\" controls controlslist=\"\" data-arve=\"arve-html5--3\" onloadstart=\"this.volume=1\" preload=\"metadata\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/WhatsApp-Video-2021-01-20-at-14.37.35-1.mp4#t=0.1\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Netizens have raised a number of questions about the legitimacy of the claims. The viral video has not shaken the faith of people on the fence about PTI.<\/p>\n<p>Let us know what you think in the comment section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) wing in the United Kingdom has come forth with shocking allegations against the Chief Minister of Punjab, Usman Buzdar&#8217;s aide, Azhar Mashwani. The British &#8216;Insafian&#8217; took to Twitter to make these revelations. 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