Following an ease in lockdown, cases of coronavirus have reached an all-time high in Pakistan. Despite the government urging the public to follow the standard operating procedures (SOPs), which include wearing a mask and glove, the public continues to ignore their appeals.
In order to educate and create awareness among the masses, the Government of Punjab has decided to engage Tiktokers. In this regard, Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar and his wife held a meeting with top Pakistani TikTok stars and discussed how they can help create awareness about the virus. Those invited to the meeting included Kanwal Aftab, Zulqurnain Sikandar, Sehar Hayat, Warda Javaid, Daniya Sohail and Haider Ali.
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Focal Person on Digital Media to CM Punjab, Mashwani Azhar said that Tiktok is just like any other social media platform with approximately 800 million users.
When the news of the meeting broke on social media, it had the internet divided. While some people heavily criticised the decision, others thought it was a good idea given the reach of the social media platform.
Governer of Punjab met tiktok stars. You know what?
— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) June 4, 2020
Ab yeh qaum beth ke TikTok ki fazeelat samjha rahi hai. I know it has massive reach among its circles but
— Jibran T. Siddiqui (@jibransiddiqui) June 4, 2020
How wrong was it been told, Parho gy likho gy bno gy nawab
— Sadia Khalid (@InfrmativeSadia) June 5, 2020it was actually, #TikTok py naacho gy bno gy nawab. #RIP moral ethics. pic.twitter.com/hyema1V5fv
In fact this is the FIRST amazing step taken by Punjab govt regarding Corona communication and I think it deserves appreciation from everyone across the board
— Bissmah Mehmud (@bissmahmehmud) June 4, 2020
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