Dozens of journalists and vloggers booked in Pakistan for alleged false claims against army

Lahore: Pakistan government on Friday booked dozens of journalists and vloggers, including a first Pakistani

Sikh TV anchor, for allegedly propagating false claims against the army in connection with the deaths of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) alleged that the journalists and vloggers fanned provincialism, supported the ongoing campaign to

boycott of army products and raised questions on the alleged killings of Khan’s supporters during the November 26 protests.

The development comes days after authorities booked 150 suspects and arrested 22 of them, mostly belonging to Khan’s party, for allegedly propagating against the army on social media on the killings of the party workers in Islamabad on November 26.

“Cases have been registered under different sections of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) against journalists and vloggers, including

first Sikh journalist/anchor Harmeet Singh, Ahmad Noorani, Imran Khatana, Rizwan Ahmad Khan, Salman Durani, Hussain Rafique, Ahmad Malik, Azhar Tariq Khan, Asif Bashir, Saraj Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad and Abdul Qadir,” a senior

FIA officer told PTI. Female vlogger Aroosa Nadim, Komal Afridi and Maryam Shafqat Malik have also been booked, he said.