Overview
- The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency registered an FIR on November 9 at the Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Islamabad under sections 11, 20, and 26-A of the PECA law.
- Investigators say the videos of Sohail Afridi’s comments were disseminated via PTI’s official social media channels and a PTI-linked YouTube upload of his media talk outside Adiala Jail.
- The FIR alleges Afridi prepared, published, and circulated false and derogatory material intended to incite violence, create racial hatred, and erode public trust in state institutions.
- An NCCIA inquiry concluded on November 8 and the investigation has been assigned to Sub-Inspector Waseem Khan to proceed under formal authorization.
- Federal and provincial officials and civic bodies, including Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, Balochistan CM Mir Sarfraz Bugti, KP Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, the KUJ, and religious leaders, condemned the remarks and urged an apology.