Protocol, President, PTI and Protest - Where have gone the claims of 'Do Nahin Ek Pakistan'?

Dunya News

Social media ablaze with the rebuking reactions over the protocol videos of new President.

(WebDesk) - On the eve of Friday, President of Pakistan Dr Adrif Alvi on his first official visit to his home town after sworn in and irksome wait for hours turned into a fiasco on social media.

President Arif Alvi faced severe criticism over the heavy protocol accompanying him on his way to his residence in Karachi last night. His caravan included at least 42 vehicles. Shahrah-e-Faisal and other adjacent roads were closed for traffic and were opened only when the protocol motorcade of the president has passed from the area.

Also Read: Auctioning the helicopters – Who will buy the scrap?

Social media ablaze with the rebuking reactions and admonishing tweets and posts while sharing videos of President’s protocol on his way to his residence. The ruling party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and his elected members in government were sternly critical about the VIP protocol culture of the former rulers and political heavyweights of other parties before resuming the charge of their offices.

Later, son of the President of Pakistan Awab Alvi, took to the twitter and posted the official document issued from the government of Pakistan stating visit of the President official and was required to provide him complete security and protocol.

Social media users - most specifically PTI supporters and followers lashed out at the protocol of the newly sworn in President and are annoyed at the one after another debacle this Naya Pakistan government bringing on to them.

President of Pakistan travelled to Karachi through a private airline. Pictures of him boarding and even waiting in the lounge like a commoner were shaed from the official handle of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

One after another, these tweets irk the twitteratis and an endless debate of throwing dust into eyes with gestures like boarding and travelling via private airline has started on twitter.

President of Pakistan then tweet clarification over the protocol. He said that despite his denial, he was being given the protocal we all have to work hard.

Also Read: President Arif Alvi responds to criticism regarding security protocol

The debate over the clarification raised more questions and became more heated as the infuriated supporters and social media users are not ready to let go the earlier promises and claims of PTI in vai after grabbing the rule.

PTI Sindh Senior Executive Vice-President Haleem Adil Sheikh claims that the president’s protocol has been reduced from 16 to three cars. When Dr Alvi visited the Quaid’s mausoleum he was accompanied by a motorcade of 13 cars.

Earlier, Many of the PTI loyalists who have noe took the charges of government offices including Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, before taking the charge as Head of State Arif Alvi, CM Punjab Usman Buzdar, Governor Punjab Ch Ghulam Sarwar and Prime Minister himself are being harshly criticisez over their misleading proclamations begore beig into the power/

Also Read: Quetta: 30-car security protocol of Sindh governor shocks locals


By Mehreen Fatima