Pakistan government summons PTI leaders over anti-state propaganda

Islamabad: In a major political scuffle in Pakistan, the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) formed by the federal government has re-issued summons to 16 members of Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), including many senior party leaders, to appear before them on March 18 over allegations of spreading negative propaganda on social media, local media reported.

The JIT claimed to have conducted investigations against the PTI members on their alleged role in anti-state propaganda. Aleema Khanum, the sister of PTI founder, has also been reissued another notice to appear on March 19, ARY News reported quoting sources.

Earlier, while speaking in the National Assembly about the massive attack on Jaffar Express train in Balochistan, Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif bashed PTI for allegedly “politicising” the attack and misinterpreting the situation on social media.

On the other hand, PTI parliamentarian and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser criticised the government’s handling of national security, arguing that the Defence Minister should have briefed the House on the Jaffar Express attack instead of engaging in political mudslinging. (IANS)

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