ISLAMABAD – A man was arrested in garrison city of Rawalpindi for running a threatening social media campaign against Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa.
The suspect has been identified as Abdul Wasay, a resident of the Rawalpindi. He had issued threats to the top judge on social media platform X, besides involving in his character assassination.
Reports said law enforcement agencies had arrested Wasay, adding that other suspects involved in this campaign were being identified in order to take action against them.
Last month, the caretaker government formed a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against Supreme Court judges.
A “smear campaign” had erupted on social media soon after the Jan 13 judgment of the top court. The JIT was formed under Section 30 (power to investigate) of the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016.
