Pakistan has been formally elected as chairman of the UN Committee on Information for a  two-year term with a pledge to promote fact-based information and fight against spread of misinformation.

Speaking at the COI's 45th annual session, deputy permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, Ambassador Aamir Khan said we must combat hate speech.

He said bad actors were misusing digitalized platforms spawning social unrest and tensions within and among societies.

Ambassador Aamir Khan took over the chairmanship of the Committee on Information on behalf of Pakistan from Ecuador.