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Iqrar Ul Hassan becomes Twitter trend: Here’s why

Cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, Kamran Akmal and many other people on Sunday voiced support for TV anchor Iqrar Ul Hassan when he became target of trolls on Twitter.

“Iqrar Qaum Se Maafi Mango [Iqrar, apologize to the nation] became top Twitter trend in Pakistan after the ARY anchor posted a couple of tweets while drawing comparisons between India and Pakistan.

In his tweets, the journalist highlighted the shortcomings and in-capabilities of his nation while praising India for it’s achievements in the fields of science and technology.

While Iqrar did it in good faith, hundreds of Twitter users called him out for they said insulting his country.

They demanded the TV anchor apologize to the people of Pakistan.

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