PTI decides to go to High Court against alleged harassment of its social media workers

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar has said that the party has prepared a petition against the alleged harassment of...

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar has said that the party has prepared a petition against the alleged harassment of its social media workers and it will be filed in the High Courts tomorrow.

 

Members of PTI Lawyers Forum meet Imran Khan — Photo: PTI Twitter

In a statement released on the social networking site Twitter, Asad Omar said, "The application for harassment of PTI social media workers has been finalized."

 

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"It will be filed in the High Court tomorrow morning," he said.

 

 

The decision was taken by PTI following reports that PTI chairman Imran Khan had been ousted from the PM post following a no-confidence motion. Workers are reportedly being harassed.

Azhar Mashwani, a former digital media focal person in the Punjab government, had claimed that PTI social media volunteers were being harassed across the country by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA).

He demanded the party leadership to take the matter to court.

 

 

The PTI-affiliated lawyers' forum also met party chairman Imran Khan and expressed deep concern over the alleged harassment of PTI workers, especially social media workers.

The house of Dr Arsalan Khan, Imran Khan digital media focal person in Lahore, was allegedly raided by 11 unidentified persons.

PTI leader Dr Shahbaz Gul said that the raid was expected, therefore Dr Arsalam was transferred elsewhere.

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The PTI leadership expressed concern over reports of raids against workers.

It is to be noted that this week social media campaign targeted the Pakistan Army, trends against the Armed Forces and its leadership on Twitter and activities were seen.

Slogans against the Pakistan Army were also chanted in a nationwide protest on Sunday after Imran Khan ouster from the PM job.

On the other hand, the 79th Formation Commanders Conference, chaired by Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters, took note of the recent propaganda campaign against the organization on social media and termed it a division between the organization and the society. Expressed full confidence in the "commitment to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law".

According to ISPR, the meeting was informed that "Pakistan national security is paramount, Pakistan Army has always stood by them for the protection of state institutions and will always stand by them without any condition".