Pakistan’s high investigating company has arrested 5 folks as a part of the nationwide crackdown in opposition to these concerned in operating a “malicious campaign” in opposition to Prime Minister Imran Khan, his spouse Bushra Bibi and the Army on social media.
On Monday, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) confirmed the arrest of Sabir Mehmood Hashmi, a social media activist from the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
“We have arrested Sabir Mahmood Hashmi from Lahore for his alleged involvement for using abusive language about PM Khan, his wife Bushra Bibi and the Army and running a malicious campaign against them on social media (Twitter),” a senior FIA official informed PTI on Tuesday.
Five arrests had been made up to now, with extra anticipated within the coming days, after the FIA recovered very important clues from Hashmi’s cell phone, the official mentioned.
Last week, reviews started to flow into on social media about variations between Prime Minister Khan and his spouse.
On Sunday, Farah Khan, an in depth good friend of Bibi took to Twitter to announce that the First Lady was residing along with her husband on the Bani Gala residence.
“Fake propaganda was being spread through Whatsapp messages about the first couple,” she mentioned. “The First Lady is not living in my house but at Bani Gala in Islamabad,” she added.
While chairing a gathering of the Central Executive Committee on Monday, Prime Minister Khan expressed displeasure over the development of private assaults.
Condemning the act, he known as it “cheap and intolerable,” including that “such elements cannot be left unchecked and their actions have to be condemned”.
Maryam Nawaz, the Vice-President of PML-N, nonetheless, has lashed out at Khan over Hashmi’s arrest. In a tweet on Monday, Nawaz mentioned: “The abduction of Sabir Mehmood Hashmi in broad daylight testifies to the disillusionment of the federal government. Is Imran Khan a sacred cow whose looting and failures can’t be criticized?
She added that the get together was behind Hashmi, and the FIA also needs to chorus from being a puppet of the federal government.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
