Last month, Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood voiced his disappointment at the language used by young students on Twitter and social media. Responding to a question by senior anchorperson Asma Shiraz, Mahmood said: “The kind of language these children are using on Twitter, I think it is a collective failure of the government, teachers and parents. One feels ashamed.”
Shafqat Mahmood was being trolled by students online for not postponing their exams. Later, the government did postpone the exams till June 15.
Shafqat Mahmood’s disappointment is something that everyone who has faced online trolling can relate to.
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