Dear reader, online ads enable us to deliver the journalism you value. Please support us by taking a moment to
Khadim Hussain Rizvi's Twitter account suspended
Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Chief Khadim Hussain Rizvi's Twitter account has been suspended by the social media platform.
Upon visiting the handle @KhadimRizviReal, a notification 'Account suspended' appears.
The error notification states the account has been suspended "for violating Twitter rules".
This development comes less than 12 hours after Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari, via Twitter, shared that Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had been “asked to do this [request for suspension of Rizvi’s account] by the relevant minister on Friday", expressing shocked that "it hasn't happened".
Later, Mazari tweeted that the information minister had informed her that Twitter had refused the request.
The government had reportedly requested Twitter to suspend Rizvi's Twitter handle on account of threatening the state and its institutions, after several activists and citizens posted on Twitter calling on users to report Rizvi’s account.
Following their three-day sit-in across the country, the TLP had on Friday night agreed to end its protest sit-ins across the country after reaching an agreement with the federal and Punjab governments under which the latter agreed to put the name of Aasia Bibi — who has been acquitted by the Supreme Court of blasphemy charge — on the Exit Control List (ECL) and refrain from objecting to review of the court judgement.
Comments (79) Closed
A good step taken by twitter admin in compliance with their policy!
Well done
Good move
Very good.
Their website, email, Facebook, instagram, blogs and twitter accounts should have been the first thing to be removed immediately so that all their communications were cut off.
Weldone Twitter! - should have been pursued by Pakistani government earlier.
Thanks Twitter
Thanks Twitter
@Yahya M Qureshi, Yes, but then people start bringing 'free speach rights' into it. Such things have to be done with utmost care.
Like many others out there, I also reported multiple tweets from this account and I think even this collective effort worked transparently.
@Dr Haroon, there is free speech and then there is hate speech. Not the same thing. Tlp used hate speech
He will make a new account. No worries.
@Sajjad memon, Twitter only removes his account after the minister’s presser. Twitter was asked by government of Pakistan days ago but they refused to do so earlier.
Social media must take the responsibility to suppress hate speeches. Threatening killing anyone simply because of disagreements is an criminal act and not free speech.
This should be applied to any person spreading hate!
This person is a trouble maker. His contribution towards the nation is nothing but to create trouble. He should be placed behind bars for making peoples life miserable and making threats against the state institutions.
For Pakistan this man is simply bad. He has no respect or sympathy for people of Pakistan. Pakistan owes him nothing.
TWITTER had better watch what it is doing. This is a Pakistan national emergency. When a government demands action they had better snap to it. This guy could call for mob action just by giving directions on social media. What Pakistan's government should not want is this guy getting worldwide attention.
Good job Twitter and Pakistan.
All criminals under the guise of religion are confusing common citizens about religion and than hitting them hard.
Good step Please ban his political party and ban them from TV and radio
Google needs to follow suit and block his youtube account as well. Anyone with a twitter handle please tag google as well as Shireen mazari.
Good move and now take similar action against others like Mrs M Safdar and their cronies.
Pakistan government should take away Citizenship of these enemies of Pakistan.
@Jo, agree 100%. Freedom of speech has limits too.
Twitter will only block democrats accounts or people linked to Russian state interfering with US elections!
Social Media accounts are not provided by the state, they are personal. You can challenge the posts in a court of law and get the culprit punished. The ban or the request to disable should have come from Pakistan judiciary and not the cabinet ministers.
@Rajiv I agree with you 1000%.
Pakistani ministers can't take any action against these people but want twitter etc to do something.
Now suspend their YouTube account as well.
It is also our responsibility as citizens to report all accounts on facebook and twitter which are acting as mouth pieces of TLP
This is not enough. Do more.
When will twitter suspend Donald Trump’s account?
Alreadyback on Twittef
These trouble makers are enemies of the State and should be marginalized
Him and his supporters are much more vocal on Youtube . The cancer spread by mullah on Youtube is widespread .
He should be jailed for life for inciting people for violence in the country and defying the judgement of the SC and abusing the army chief.
@KhadimRizviReal's twitter account has been suspended & I am one of the person who reported this account as a hate monger.....which already requested..... social bycott is the measure for soft revolution............
Shirin Mazari might have not told the truth or not even requested one......twitter
Nothing can spoil of Alama Khadim Hussain and no one can suspend it with our hearts....
How can PTA suspend Twitter account? Joking or what?
I remember when AH gave hate speech against Pakistan on 22 August within 24 hours a dozen of FIRs were registered against him from Karachi to Khyber and from Lahore to Azad Kashmir but nobody dares to lodge an FIA against this mulla khadim Rizvi. Why?
I can still see it and read tweets. Not suspended
@Khalil abbasi , Absolutely. He must first learn to respect courts, law, Constitution, and musn’t misguide innocent simple people, and stop inciting to adopt lawlessness.
I shocked that Twitter suspended his account and not Trumps too.
We want see him behind the bars, Forever!!!
@Haris Durrani,
Account suspended
This account has been suspended. Learn more about why Twitter suspends accounts, or return to your timeline.
Freeze his accounts, this menace has to stop
This man needs to be behind bars.
blatant violation of freedom of speech and human rights.
Will Twitter now suspend accounts if all extremists?
A step in right direction. Please cut off all the communications of him and his party and do not allow any meetings unless he agrees to respect the law of the country.
But his website remains unblocked. Wow
These kind of people should get 0 coverage in media. Absolute 0.
Block their facebook accounts and all pages/groups immediately. FIA should be able to do this at least.
Next step is to arrest him and try him incourt
@A.qureshi, where they will go, if citizenship is cancelled?
We lost only window to Mr Rizvi. We have to depend upon what government decides to telecast.
@Philosopher (From Japan), what’s stopping you from doing it O Wise One!
excellent idea
Well done! Wish this step was taken as a preemptive measure. However, it’s better late than never!
why only twitter?? why arent these guys being arrested ??
@A.qureshi, Our neighbor will gladly take him
Very good
The best news this morning.
Well done, its a wise move but its just a minor step, all the facebook pages spreading extremism n hatred should be blocked, the users threatening state must be penalized. The past policy “putting the trash under the carpet” has created monsters who are challenging the existence of Pakistan. Govt must handle all the bigots with iron fist...!!
Why Supreme Court do not take suo moto notice against such people?
Why is this man, Khadim Husain Rizvi, not in jail?
The Helpless, Spineless Pakistani Government buckles the moment the Mullahs threaten. Imran Khan is no different.
Pakistan's enemy within.
@Indian, 1100 arrested. or, cant you read. lets see the the terrorist RSS people arrested for fake news and hangings.
@Rajiv, so true in INDIA
Why is this guy not arrested for inciting violence and vandalism.?
Khadim Hussain Rizvi's Twitter account suspended... not his twitter account he needs suspending either a ceiling or a tree or a pole does not matter...
there is a difference between 'free speech' and 'free to abuse' - good step by twitter.
Where is gone that rules freedom of speech?
Actually this step is not required. There will always be two opinions on any matter and let's hear both sides, one of which is Rizvi's. Then let people choose. Pak should create that situation where people could choose freely. In other countries this process is called democracy.
Just suspending t
@on FLIP SIDE, Not so, not true. The concept of 'Freedom of Speech' is meant to defend offending speech. Non offending speech needs no defense.
Follow all legal channels to marginalize those who malign the State. This was done for Altaf and should be done for others who threaten the State