The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) has once again summoned 25 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) members tomorrow in connection with an ongoing probe into negative and anti-state propaganda.
On the previous hearing, PTI’s chairman Barrister Gohar, Rauf Hassan, and Shah Farman appeared before the JIT and faced an intense five-hour interrogation.
According to sources, Shah Farman's behaviour was deemed inappropriate, prompting the JIT to ask him additional tough questions.
The PTI leaders and members of the party’s social media team have been instructed to appear before the JIT again. Those summoned include Salman Akram Raja, Rauf Hassan, Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan, Mian Muhammad Aslam Iqbal, and Muhammad Hammad Raza, among others.
Notices have also been issued to Aun Abbas, Alia Hamza Malik, Muhammad Shahbaz Shabbir, Waqas Akram, Kanwal Shozab, Taimur Saleem Khan, and Asad Qaiser.
Additionally, Shah Farman, Asif Rashid, Muhammad Arshad, Sibghatullah Virk, Azhar Mashwani, Muhammad Noman Afzal, Jibran Ilyas, Salman Raza, Zulfi Bukhari, Musa Virk, and Ali Malik have been called to explain their positions.
The JIT was formed under Section 30 of the Electronic Crimes Prevention Act, 2016, via notification F.No.8/9/2024-FIA/. It is operating under the Inspector General of Police, Islamabad, and is examining all individuals based on available evidence.
The summoned individuals have been warned to clarify their stance on the allegations, as the investigation into the alleged anti-state digital campaign continues.