President Dr Arif Alvi condemned on Friday the "unnecessary controversy" regarding his absence from the funeral of the army helicopter crash martyrs. Criticizing people’s social media comments on his official Twitter handle, President Alvi condemned in “unequivocal terms the despicable tweets by those who are neither aware of our culture or our religion”. — Dr. Arif Alvi (@ArifAlvi) August 5, 2022The president questioned how the people could desecrate the memory and the sacrifice of the martyrs whom “Allah has given eternal life”, and highlighted the respect for martyrdom in the Holy Quran. When the news of the army helicopter going missing came, certain people on social media started making derogatory comments. Without naming any political party, the military’s media wing took strong exception to the campaign on social media.
