#twitter is threatened in #pakistan - German envoy voices concern over Pakistan Twitter shutdown reports

German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler on Thursday expressed concern over reports that Twitter may face shutdown in Pakistan. "Worried about press reports that #twitter is threatened in #pakistan," he wrote on Twitter.

The German envoy said social media must be handled with responsibility but it must not be blocked.

"A free country needs free social media," said he.

Martin Kobler@KoblerinPAK

Worried about press reports that #twitter is threatened in #pakistan. I love my followers. I learn so much from you. Social media must be handled with responsibility but must not be blocked. A free country needs free social media!

3:27 AM - Aug 16, 2018

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The Ambassador also shared a picture of himself with Pakistani students in his Twitter post.

The German envoy Ambassador who often uses Urdu language in his tweets  is arguably the most famous foreign diplomat in Islamabad who frequently shares his photos from his visits to different parts of the country.

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