JIT summons 25 PTI leaders again over 'anti-state propaganda' on social media

ISLAMABAD: Several members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were summoned once again by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) on Friday in connection with an ongoing anti-state propaganda case involving social media activities.

Sources revealed that only Barrister Gohar, Rauf Hassan and Shah Farman appeared before the team despite summons notices being issued for 25 party leaders.

The team interrogated the three party leaders for five hours, during which Farman, who was thrown some additional tough questions, behaved inappropriately, the sources added.

Furthermore, the PTI leaders, including Hassan, Salman Akram Raja, and Firdous Shamim Naqvi, along with the social media team, have been summoned again on March 11.

Sources also said that Khalid Khurshid, Aslam Iqbal, Hammad Azhar, Aon Abbas, Aliya Hamza, Shehbaz Shabbir, Sheikh Waqas, Kanwal Shauzab, Taimur Saleem, Asad Qaiser, Shah Farman, Asif Rasheed, Muhammad Arshad, Sibghatullah Virk, Azhar Mashwani and Noman Afzal have been summoned.

Sources said that summons notices have also been issued to Jibran Ilyas, Salman Raza, Zulfi Bukhari, Musa Virk and Ali Malik, and investigations are being conducted against these individuals for anti-state propaganda.

It should be noted that the JIT investigating the case, headed by the IG Islamabad, was formed under Section 30 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016. The aim of the JIT is to recommend legal action against the individuals involved.