Social media fuels Pakistan protest
2,328 views · Published 15 August 2014 · 2:09 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: BBC Trending · 2014 · News & Politics
Pakistan's political parties have been battling on social media as the country celebrates its Independence Day. The government hoped to promote unity using historic images of independence but an opposition party has used hashtags on Twitter and pages on Facebook to support a protest march calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation. SUBSCRIBE to BBC Trending: http://bit.ly/SubBBCTrending Like what you see? Follow us here: BBC Trending blog: http://www.bbc.com/trending Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/bbctrending BBC Trending Radio: http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/trends
