Pakistan to set up 23-member media wing to lead digital diplomacy

The Pakistan government has decided to set up a 23-member media team to devise and lead strategy around digital diplomacy, a media report said on Tuesday.

According to Prime Minister’s focal person on digital media Arslan Khalid, the cabinet had three weeks ago approved the allocation of a supplementary grant of 42 million Pakistani rupees during the current financial year for creation of a digital media wing at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the Dawn news report said.

Media reports on Monday suggested that the digital media wing would be responsible for defending over social media any decision made by the government while also dealing with critics of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and explaining policies of the Imran Khan-led administration.