Twitter Wars: Hashtags trend on Twitter following SC's verdict against Nawaz Sharif
Various hashtags started trending on Wednesday evening with Twitteratis taking to the microblogging website to vent their political outbursts. Photo: Getty Images
(Web Desk) – As political drama continued to unfold in Pakistan this week, its reaction was witnessed on social networking website Twitter where fiery debates, following the Supreme Court’s decision to declare former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ineligible to head the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, flooded timelines.
Various hashtags started trending on Wednesday evening with Twitteratis taking to the microblogging website to vent their political outbursts in the aftermath of the SC’s verdict regarding the Election Act of 2017.
While announcing the verdict, the apex court said that a person who doesn’t qualify on Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution is ineligible to hold any public office, including the post of president of any political party, reported Dunya News.
“Ineligible person cannot hold the office of party presidency,” the court said. SC has also annulled all decisions made by Nawaz Sharif as the party head.
Several journalists and political analysts also took to expressing their opinion on Twitter following the verdict.
Summary of the decision:
— Ajmal Jami (@ajmaljami) February 21, 2018
“Urraaaa dia” pic.twitter.com/pEI9aYTmgK
— Mosharraf Zaidi (@mosharrafzaidi) February 21, 2018
The real test for @pmln_org @MaryamNSharif Mian Nawaz Sharif leadership has just commenced. Courage, Vision, Capability all will be tested
— Prof Ijaz Khan (@ijazkhan) February 21, 2018
Sc is pretty much conducting Nawaz Sharif s election campaign for him. And as for NS and co...here s a Napoleon quote: Never interrupt your enemy when he s making a mistake
— Zarrar Khuhro (@ZarrarKhuhro) February 21, 2018
— Shahzeb Jillani (@ShahzebJillani) February 21, 2018
Does the SC even realise that it has today totally broken its own back - judges that can’t do anything about anyone else incl wayward lawyers now want to defang the Parliament
— Ayesha Siddiqa (@iamthedrifter) February 21, 2018
Political personalities, including Chaudhry Aitzaz Ahsan, Babar Awan, Asad Umar, also commented over the decision that has stirred the political environment in the country.
Former PM’s daughter Maryam Nawaz also used the platform to express solidarity with her father following the verdict by simply posting Sharif’s picture using with the caption ‘Main Bhee Nawaz Hoon’, using an old hashtag (#NewProfilePic) which she had previously used to express solidarity with PMLN leaders.
— AbidSherAli (@AbidSherAli) February 21, 2018
— Babar Awan (@BabarAwanPK) February 21, 2018
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) February 21, 2018
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/KbYKg8humc
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) February 21, 2018
Congratulations Everyone as Supreme Court of Pakistan removed Nawaz Sharif as PMLN s Party Head & those who think it will strengthen His Narrative should know that this is 2018.
— Ch Aitzaz Ahsan (@AitzazAhsanPK) February 21, 2018
— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 21, 2018
If Supreme Court of Pakistan has disqualified Nawaz Sharif once again as President of PMLN and all his decisions are nullified,What about Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi? pic.twitter.com/FG4pL5Rxsi
While #MujhayKyunNikala trended on Twitter following the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif as Prime Minister of Pakistan last year, this recent verdict stirred Twitteratis to generate several hashtags to express their opinions over the recent political development.
Just an hour into the verdict, #AwamKiZiddNawazSharif became the top trend on Twitter with people using the hashtag to express solidarity with the former premier. Other hashtags that trended on Twitter included #SupremeCourt, #MujhayKyunNikala – the hashtag that gained popularity following Nawaz’s ouster as premier, and the latest #MujhayPhirSayKyunNikala.
Another great verdict by #SupremeCourt to declare Nawaz Sharif ineligible for party presisency. Get ready for #MujheKyunNikala repitetion#BanSpeechesOfNawaz
— Azhar Azam (@AzharAzam) February 21, 2018
#AwamKiZidNawazSharif To be honest being normal citizen (not inclined toward any party) of Pakistan i can clearly see the victimization of Nawaz via PCO Judges .
— Bilal Azmat (@BilalAzmat7) February 21, 2018
"Nawaz to bahana tha
Senate ko nishana bnana tha"
Welcome back to 12/10/1999#AwamKiZidNawazSharif
— Saadify (@saadify) February 21, 2018
— Hina Butt (@hinaparvezbutt) February 21, 2018
