Interior Minister orders probe into social media campaign against Chief Justice
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 29 December 2016
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The Interior Minister has directed the Federal Investigation Agency to probe a damaging social media campaign against Chief Justice Saqib Nisar. The decision follows a letter from the Attorney General highlighting misleading allegations against the Chief Justice.Summary
ISLAMABAD – Following weeks of a malicious social media campaign targeting Chief Justice Saqib Nisar.
Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan has directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to initiate probe.
Daily Pakistan Global reported the decision to launch an investigation came after a letter sent to the ministry by Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Secretary Khalid Khan Niazi.
A series of damaging images have been widely shared on the Internet. One such image shows President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra.
As soon as the image was uploaded, people were duped into mistaking Zafar Iqbal Jhagra for Saqib Nisar due to an uncanny resemblance between the two, Daily Pakistan Global said.
“The said image is also being captioned with incorrect, misleading and slanderous allegations with respect to the CJP-designate Mian Saqib’s professional capabilities,” the letter says.
“Sharing of the image under such pretences also constitutes an attack on the superior judiciary of Pakistan, which adds to the gravity of the criminal acts. This trend needs to be checked,” the letter continued.
KEY POINTS:
- Interior Minister Ch. Nisar Ali Khan directs FIA investigation.
- The campaign includes misleading images and allegations against Chief Justice Nisar.
- Attorney General's letter prompted the probe initiation.
- A specific image caused public confusion due to resemblance.
- The campaign is viewed as an attack on Pakistan's judiciary.
