ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday stated that the state would defend civil servants in discharging their constitutional duties and take action against “violent trolls” involved in blackmail and coercion.
In a statement, the premier said that the people of Pakistan had spoken with a clear voice on Feb 8 and had given a split mandate.
“Some elements, with a proven track record of violent behaviour and vigilantism, are now using different tricks, including weaponisation of social media in blackmailing, vigilantism and pressuring civil servants to switch their loyalties from the state of Pakistan to a violent gang,” he said. Such action, he said, was a clear violation of the Article 5 and other articles of the constitution and the laws of the land.
“The state of Pakistan shall defend the civil servants in discharging their constitutional duties, act against these violent trolls and ensure exemplary punishment to them.”
PM Kakar said that there should be no doubt about the government’s commitment to the noble civil servants serving the state and the people of Pakistan. –Agencies
