The FIA link counter-terrorism unit on Wednesday arrested 12 trollers link in running smear campaign link sensitive institutions link and important personalities.
In a joint crackdown launched by the FIA link counter-terrorism department and its cyber wing, the agency apprehended as many as a dozen trollers link who were linked to running a slur campaign link against the state institutions link.
However, the FIA link counter-terrorism wing has sought legal opinion regarding registration of cases against the arrested persons who were found involved in hate trolling against sensitive institutions link.
The FIA link was provided with lists of 50 people who were operating hundreds of fake social media accounts. From these fake accounts, trolling against sensitive institutions link and important personalities was being done.
FIA link sources informed that some accounts were being operated from abroad. So far 12 trollers link have been arrested from Lahore, Gujrat, Faisalabad and Islamabad, they added.
Sources said that cases would be registered under anti-terrorism clauses.