Authorities have arrested five people for allegedly leading a hate campaign on social media targeting Pakistan’s state institutions.
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) booked Adil Raja, Moeed Pirzada, Muhammad Umar, Nazir Butt, and Ahmad Noorani. Officials charged them with spreading false and misleading content and a hate Campaign on social media.
The FIR says these individuals posted provocative and fake content during a period of high tension between Pakistan and India. The NCCIA stated that they continued sharing harmful material online, aiming to disturb public peace.
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According to the agency, their posts aimed to “instigate hatred and cause fear and panic among the public.” Officials believe they tried to create confusion, unrest, and mistrust among citizens. The NCCIA confirmed that legal action has already started.
In a similar case in 2023, authorities booked overseas Pakistanis Shaheen Sehbai, Adil Raja, and others in Islamabad. Police accused them of urging people to rebel against the state and attack defence institutions.
Muhammad Aslam, a resident of G-11, filed the complaint at Ramana police station. The FIR listed Shaheen Sehbai, Haider Raza Mehdi, Wajahat Saeed Khan, and Adil Farooq Raja. Police charged them with terrorism and sedition.
The FIR also mentioned that Sehbai, Mehdi, and others living abroad “incited people against defence institutions and attempted to establish anarchy in Pakistan.”
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