Fawad Chaudhry wants an inquiry against creators of fake Aurat March video

Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has asked for an inquiry against those who committed the ‘grave offence’ of editing a fake Aurat March video, being widely circulated on social media.

“Those who edited the video have committed a grave offence,” he wrote, “FIA should proceed against those responsible a trail will help agencies to trace who originated the fake video.”

Those who edited the video have committed a grave offence FIA should proceed against those responsible a trail will help agencies to trace who originated the fake video…. https://t.co/KbNFSIBbWR

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) March 11, 2021

Meanwhile, female journalists and supporters are demanding a ‘public apology’ over ‘disinforminformation’ spread by some people.

A document that is signed by female journalists and activists demands :

1. “A public apology and immediate retraction by all the journalists and media houses who have shared disinformation about the Aurat Marches and that this is put out on the social media accounts, newspapers, television shows, etc”
2. “That individual journalists and media organisations desist from spreading false and malicious information endangering the lives of Aurat March organisers and participants.”
3. “That media houses stop inviting individuals with a history of repeatedly and deliberately spreading disinformation on their platforms”

“These tweets with false information were shared by Ovais Mangalwala, Ansar Abbasi, and Orya Maqbool Jan,” stated the document.

The hashtag #ApologizeToAuratMarch is trending on social media :

A campaign of disinformation was launched against Aurat March and its organisers to silence them. We want accountability for journalists who shared disinformation without fact checking! #ApologizeToAuratMarch

— Joe Burnett (🔑)³ (@IlCapital) March 11, 2021

The false allegations against the Aurat March can have serious life-threatening consequences and were intended to silence womxn. We want accountability for journalists who shared disinformation without fact-checking!#ApologizeToAuratMarch

— Maryam Saeed (@msm_mirza) March 11, 2021

Each and everyone who uploaded and quoted the misinterpreted video of Aurat March chant NEEDS to apologise! You put lives of hundreds of women in danger because of your despicable misogyny. #ApologizeToAuratMarch https://t.co/Xdj3ATvwif

— . (@sohanvd) March 11, 2021

Additionally, there needs to be an inquiry on who edited that video with disrespectful content and everyone spreading hateful rumors should be held accountable. #ApologizetoAuratMarch https://t.co/73lSBfH6In

— minahil (@minahiljmehdi) March 11, 2021

'also fell prey' ke bachay prey tou tum un sab ko banane chale thay jinki fake video share ki thi. time for you to #ApologizeToAuratMarch NOW https://t.co/4OPDON3LSQ

— Faizan 🇵🇸 (@thoraoffbeat) March 11, 2021