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Shehbaz Sharif

Lahore: A case has been registered against 150 suspects for spreading propaganda against Pakistan Army on social media and 22 of them have been arrested. Most of the arrested people are associated with the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan. The government committed to take strict action against those spreading misinformation on social media. An official has given information about this on Wednesday.

What is PTI saying?

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

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Pakistan PTI Protest Security

Government has constituted a special task force

The government has constituted a special task force headed by the head of the Federal Investigation Agency to crack down on such elements. An FIA official said, “The cyber crime branch of the FIA has registered a case against about 150 suspects across the country and arrested 22 people.” He said that the FIA has arrested the suspects involved in propaganda against government institutions. 117 raids were carried out, most of which were killed in Punjab. The officer said a case has been registered against the suspects under various sections of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). (Language)