ISLAMABAD – Twitter has suspended the accounts of Baloch nationalistleaders and political parties ahead of the 12th death anniversary of Balochnationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti.

The accounts that were suspended included ones belonging to Khalil Baloch,Shah Akhtar Nadeem, Allah Nazar Baloch and proscribed BalochistanLiberation Front (BLF).

According to Twitter’s rules, accounts are suspended if they are spam orjust plain fake, and they introduce security risks for Twitter and allother users.

An account can also be suspended if Twitter suspects that an account hasbeen hacked or compromised. Moreover, the social media site may suspend anaccount if it has been reported as violating Twitter’s rules surroundingabuse.

When an account engages in abusive behaviour, like sending threats toothers or impersonating other accounts, Twitter may suspend it temporarilyor, in some cases, permanently.

It is pertinent to mention here that the Balochistan Republican Party (BRP)has announced that it will launch an online campaign to commemorate AkbarBugti on his death anniversary on August 26.

Earlier, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issued a warning toban Twitter in the country if the micro-blogging website fails to blockobjectionable content.