An analysis of the trend using the Twitter analytics tool, socialbearing.com, showed that the hashtag was initially tweeted on May 24 at around 5 pm. The trend picked up the next day and the hashtag has since been tweeted hundreds of times by users, the majority of whom are from Pakistan.
The hashtag #JusticeforSunitaMasih was trending on Twitter for the last two days. Dawn/File
Police officials in Faisalabad and Sukkur on Thursday denied reports of the alleged rape and torture of a minor Christian girl in their respective cities as netizens shared posts detailing the girl s purported ordeal and demanding authorities take action against the perpetrators.
The hashtag, #JusticeforSunitaMasih, has been trending on Twitter for the last two days after several prominent personalities, including celebrities and civil society members, tweeted about the incident, calling on Prime Minister Imran Khan to take notice and ensure that justice was provided to the girl.