ISLAMABAD: A court in the federal capital on Sunday handed over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Information Secretary Raoof Hasan and other suspects for two more days to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for their alleged involvement in disseminating anti-state propaganda.
with that ofHasan, who was arrested by Islamad Police on Monday, was handed over to the FIA on a two-day remand on Tuesday. Subsequently, a court then approved a three-day extension in his physical remand along with other PTI workers.
members,PTI’s information secretary, along with several other PTI’s media cell members have been booked by the FIA regarding their involvement in a digital media cell and its alleged involvement in running anti-Pakistan propaganda.
In its FIR, the FIA stated that while probing PTI activist Ahmad Waqas Janjua, the suspect revealed that he, along with the party’s leadership and media cell members, were involved in alleged anti-state propaganda.
The charges against the 12 suspects — two of whom are women — include the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act’s sections 9 (glorification of an offence), 10 (cyber-terrorism), and 11 (hate speech).
The suspects are Waqas, PTI’s top leader Hasan, Afaq Ahmed Alvi, Hameedullah, Rashid Mahmood, Zeeshan Farooq, Syed Osama, Mohammad Rizwan Afzal, Mohammad Rafiq, Syed Hamza, Farhat Khalid, and Iqra.
