Aleema directed to appear in person to record statement in her defence.
ISLAMABAD – The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has summoned Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, to appear before its investigation officer today at the agency’s Lahore office as part of an ongoing probe into alleged anti-state activities on social media.
According to a notice issued by the NCCIA, Aleema has been directed to appear in person to record a statement in her defence. “In case of non-appearance, it will be assumed that you have nothing to present or state in your defence,” it added.
The NCCIA had initiated the inquiry in May this year and Aleema faces charges of spreading fake news, through a group of activists, on social media to undermine the state. According to the NCCIA sources, a legal process would be initiated against her if she failed to appear before the investigation officer.
Court to indict accused in Nov 26 protests cases
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday summoned all accused for indictment in a case against protest and vandalization on November 26. The court ordered to share the copies of challan to the co-accused of PTI founder in this case. ATC Judge Tahir Abbas Sapra heard the case.
During the hearing yesterday, Sardar Muhammad Masroof Khan, Murtaza Turi and Zahid Bashir Dar appeared in court on behalf of the founder PTI and workers. The court distributed copies of the challans to the accused present in the November 26 protest case. The accused should be indicted on the next hearing of the case. The court issued arrest warrants for the absent accused and adjourned the hearing of the case until July 26.
Meanwhile, in the case registered in the Sangjani police station of the Azadi March 2022 under trial in the same court, the hearing could not proceed due to the unavailability of the founder PTI and there was no response to the letter written by the court to the Ministry of Law. The court instructed the prosecutor to take this letter or decision and submit it to the next hearing. Tell us what the prosecution wants on the date. The court adjourned the further hearing of the case until July 26.