Islamabad:
In an important development in the ongoing research on the anti-state propaganda in social networks, the joint research team (JIT) has decided to issue arrest orders for 20 leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), confirmed the sources on Wednesday.
According to the sources, the decision was made after PTI leaders did not cooperate with the investigation, despite receiving multiple Jit citations. According to the reports, the notices were attended in the residences of all interested persons.
Among those who face the arrest are high -level PTI figures, including Waqas Akram, Hammad Azhar, Zulfi Bukhari, Aon Abbas, Mian Aslam, Fordous Shamim Naqvi, Taimur Salem and Jibran Ilyas. Arrest orders for Khalid Khurshid, Shahbaz Gill, Azhar Mashwani and several others are also expected to be issued. The state station Radio Pakistan previously reported that the JIT has solid evidence against these individuals.
The JIT, headed by the Inspector General of Islamabad, was formed under section 30 of the Electronic Crime Prevention Law (PECA) 2016 to investigate the antistatal activities linked to the content of social networks.
Several prominent figures of PTI, including the president of the party, lawyer Gohar Ali Khan, the opposition leader of the Senate, Shibli Faraz, and the sister of Imran Khan, Aleema Khan, have already appeared before the JIT during the course of the investigation.
According to the sources, those summoned were widely questioned about their social media managers and their controversial positions related to military and state institutions. According to the reports, they were shown specific content and were asked to clarify their origin and purpose.
In addition to the questions about social networks activity, research has also deepened the financial affairs of the party. The lawyer Gohar and others were also questioned about the financing of the party. PTI has submitted complete records related to the funds of the party to JIT.
The Jit had previously warned about strict action against those who did not appear before.
