Over 4,000 social media accounts mostly linked with PTI to be closed by PTA
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*LAHORE: The counter terrorism wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested 12 people for running a smear campaign on social media against sensitive institutions and their personalities on social media while Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has also been asked to suspend 4,000 accounts involved in the campaign. *
According to sources privy to the matter, the FIA has been handed over a list of 50 people who have been running a smear campaign on social media through multiple fake accounts.
“Some accounts are even being operated from abroad,” they said and added, “the FIA will present the arrested suspects before court today.”
Those arrested included three people from Lahore, and 12 from Faisalabad, Gujrat and Islamabad, they said adding that Shafqat Maqsood was also amongst those arrested and was managing 20 accounts on social media.
