The @GeoNews twitter handle fiasco
31-10-2013
It has been revealed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) social media head, Awab Alvi is running a blackmailing racket.
Muaaz Ghamidi, an employee of Geo News has disclosed in his tweet that few months ago, son of PTI’s MNA Arif Alvi, Awab Alvi was running ‘GeoNews’ handle on twitter. Further he revealed that Alvi blackmailed Geo News group and asked for money to return this twitter handle.
According to the sources, Awab had refused to hand over the twitter handle to Geo News. After his refusal, Geo Team had contacted to twitter administration to close the twitter account which was operated by Awab Alvi.
PTI’s social media head, Awab Alvi didn’t deny this and mentioned that @GeoNews twitter handle had 70,000 followers. The question arises that either Awab was blackmailing for money or election campaign support.
