Speaking against the army is prohibited in Pakistan! Case filed against 150, 22 arrested

Lahore: A case has been registered against 150 suspects for spreading propaganda on social media against the Pakistani army and 22 of them have been arrested. Most of those arrested are associated with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party. The government has expressed its commitment to take strict action against those spreading propaganda on social media. An official gave this information on Wednesday.

what is PTI saying

According to Imran Khan’s party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), at least 12 party workers were killed and hundreds injured in firing on protesters in Islamabad on November 26. The party also claims that about 105 party workers are missing since then. After the incident, Khan’s supporters started blaming the Pakistani army for firing on peaceful protesters. The Shahbaz Sharif-led government has denied that bullets were fired on the protesters.  

The government has formed a special task force

The government has constituted a special task force headed by the Federal Investigation Agency chief to crackdown on such elements. An FIA official said, “The FIA’s cyber crime branch has registered cases against around 150 suspects across the country and arrested 22 people.” He said the FIA ​​carried out 117 raids to arrest suspects involved in spreading propaganda against government institutions, most of whom were killed in Punjab. The official said a case has been registered against the suspects under various sections of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).