Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah orders crackdown across country
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*ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has ordered a crackdown against netizens spreading obscene videos on social media to defame people and said that they would be arrested after being identified.*
In a statement, Rana Sanaullah said that he has been directed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif not to tolerate such content. “We will not allow anyone to defame people through social media,” the interior minister said, adding that it is important to stop such acts that are being used for blackmailing.
He further shared that FIA and other concerned institutions have been directed to take action against those sharing obscene videos and photos on social media.
Earlier in the day, Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) took notice of fake videos being spread on social media and announced that it had launched a probe into it.
The FIA warned that it would take strict action against all those involved in sharing such content and asked netizens to refrain from becoming part of any such campaign.