The law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) have arrested the man, who used derogatory and threatening language against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on social media, reported on Thursday. Sources said that Abdul Wasey, a resident of Pandora, Rawalpindi, while participating in the social media campaign against the CJP on February 20, not only indulged in his character assassination on X, but also threatened him with dire consequences.   Sources informed that the LEAs were busy identifying more people who were involved in maligning Justice Isa, and that after arresting them, they would be awarded exemplary punishments. On Wednesday, the caretaker federal cabinet has approved the formation of a joint investigation team (JIT) against social media campaigners.

The notification for this high-level five-member JIT has also been issued. As per the notification, the JIT will be headed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Additional Director General while the JIT will include officers from Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Intelligence Bureau (IB). Officers of grade 20 from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and NADRA are also included in the JIT. Sources said that an attempt was made to blackmail the officers through a social media campaign. The JIT will trace the culprits and recommend registration of cases. The JIT will also suggest measures to counter such nefarious campaigns in future. The sources said that propaganda against government officials is a violation of Article 5 of the Constitution.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)