Twitter comes down hard on Maryam Nawaz as she appears before JIT
Two hashtags against Maryam Nawaz are among the top trends on Twitter today.
(Web Desk) – As Maryam Nawaz Sharif appears before the Joint Investigation Team conducting the investigation into the money laundering allegations on the Sharif family, there is an ongoing debate about the appearance of the prime minister’s daughter in front of the JIT.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supporters are of the view that it is wrong on part of the JIT to call Maryam Nawaz for the questioning, adding that the female members of the Sharif family were being dragged into the investigations, hinting that the summon by the JIT was unfair.
Members of opposition parties have strongly responded to this narrative and criticised PML-N supporters for playing the ‘woman card’. Some like Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari and Sharmila Faruqi cited the case of Benazir Bhutto and how she had faced the courts.
My mother was dragged court 2 court. So many of our PPP women were dragged N League hav always been above the law #OrFlewAwayFromIt #History https://t.co/F9qaJ4KLC6
— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) July 4, 2017
Remember this Mr. Dar? Dil nahi dukhta? @BBhuttoZardari @AseefaBZ @BakhtawarBZ pic.twitter.com/95El3p0L3N
— Sharmila faruqi (@sharmilafaruqi) July 4, 2017
PTI leader Shireen Mazari strongly criticized the ‘drama’ that was being created about Maryam’s appearance before the JIT and deemed this narrative ‘pathetic’.
OMG such drama of Maryam appearing before JIT! Pathetic narrative of "weak woman" when we have been struggling against that image!
— Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) July 5, 2017
PTI leader Asad Umar also criticised PML-N leaders for reinforcing this narrative.
Since maryam has been called by the JIT, pml leaders incl ironically women, reinforcing the misogynist narrative of "weak women" (1/2)
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 5, 2017
I think there are many reasons why maryam would not make a good leader....that she is a woman is NOT one of those reasons. (2/2)
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) July 5, 2017
Meanwhile, Twitter is currently witnessing severe criticism against Maryam Nawaz on the day of her appearance before the JIT. Among the top trends on the micro-blogging website, #DakuRaniHazirHo and #LiesOfPrincessMariam are the two hashtags trending in Pakistan today. These hashtags are filled with scathing tweets criticising the prime minister’s daughter.
Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s twitter handle deemed this moment ‘decisive’ in the country’s history.
Decisive moments as Pakistan s most corrupt family being questioned . JIT will present it s final report on Monday ! pic.twitter.com/RKbOTZ1lo0
— Tehreek-e-Insaf (@InsafPK) July 5, 2017
Some users resorted to humour to criticise Maryam Nawaz Sharif.
Trail established; Case Demolished, pic.twitter.com/8EeQq8Zcw1
— PTI UK (@UKPTIOfficial) July 5, 2017
It s not a written test you just have to answer their questions pic.twitter.com/7Z6LjhvOH4
— fouzia shafiq (@fouzi_s) July 5, 2017
People are also criticizing a female police official for saluting Maryam Nawaz as she stepped out of her vehicle.
Saluting a criminal under investigation for money laundering? Have we as a nation not seen enough? #LiesOfPrincessMariam #WannaBeQueenBee pic.twitter.com/fvKNgLkf3A
— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) July 5, 2017
Unlike her father, Maryam Nawaz did not seem to enoy the support her father did when he appeared before the JIT, when the hashtag #MainbhiNawazhoon was among the top trends on Twitter, with many people voicing their support for Nawaz Sharif through the hashtag.
