FO spokesperson Mohammad Faisal's personal Twitter account suspended

LAHORE - The personal Twitter account of (@DrMFaisal) Pakistan Foreign spokesperson, Mohammad Faisal, has been suspended.

According to local media reports on Tuesday, Faisal’s account was blocked after a complaint by Indian authorities as was keeping his social media followers updated about Indian atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir and the hearing of the Kulbhushan Jadhav case at the International Court of Justice.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan foreign ministry's official account (@ForeignOfficePk), which bears Mohammad Faisal's name, remains active.

In the most recent tweets on that page, Faisal wrote that Members of the European Parliament called for an end to gross human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, and said the EU "should not do trade with countries that violate Human rights.

The spokesperson has not yet used his active account to comment on the suspension of the other.

Ties between India and Pakistan have deteriorated after a reportedly "JeM suicide bomber" attacked a CRPF convoy in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir last week, killing 40 soldiers.

Prime Minister Imran Khan defended his country from blame for the attack in a televised address broadcast on Tuesday and threatened to retaliate if India attacked.