Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has declined to respond to queries from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) regarding his controversial social media posts. The FIA is conducting an investigation into these posts, which allegedly contain hate speech and derogatory remarks against state institutions. Khan's refusal to cooperate with the investigation has drawn criticism from opposition parties, who accuse him of obstructing the process. The FIA has summoned Khan to appear before them on June 24th, although it remains uncertain whether he will comply. This investigation is part of a broader crackdown on online hate speech in Pakistan.
In a separate development, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has identified several social media accounts used to launch a malicious campaign against Justice Babar Satar of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) and his family. The FIA has discovered that 39 Twitter accounts were used, of which 29 were found to be fraudulent. The agency has forwarded ten accounts with false names to NADRA for verification. The report also revealed that 155 accounts were used to promote hashtags against Justice Babar Satar, and the FIA has requested details from social networking company X regarding these accounts. The agency has discovered 18 accounts used to trend hashtags on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and has issued notices to six individuals in relation to the case. Justice Satar and his family's personal information, including their US residency permits, were leaked online, leading to contempt proceedings by the Islamabad High Court. Judge Satar expressed concern over the invasion of privacy caused by the leak of his family members' identity cards and permanent residency documents.
Meanwhile, lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar responded to a social media user who called him a 'son of gaddar' by stating that his family has been involved in the freedom movement since 1857 and has gone to jails and Kala Paani, while the user's ancestors were likely supporting the British rule. Akhtar's ancestors include his great, great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, who was a freedom fighter and participated in the 1857 rebellion against the British East India Company. Akhtar's father, Jan Nisar Akhtar, was also an active part of the Progressive Writers' Movement in pre-Partition British India. The Twitter interaction occurred when the user criticized Akhtar's comment on US President Joe Biden's chances of being re-elected. [f7fbe01e]