Islamabad (National Times) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) cybercrime circle has arrested Murtaza Khan and Ahmed Hassan over objectionable remarks against Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Samaa has reported.

The FIA spokesperson claimed that the two suspects were included in a team that edited and shared derogatory posts about Maryam Nawaz and other senior officials on social media.

The suspects have been charged under the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA).
FIA stated that no one is beyond the law, and strict action will be taken against the suspects.

In 2016, the then PML-N led government introduced the PECA law to “check extremist content, prosecute hate speech and curb online harassment of women.”

The law has been criticised over the years as an instrument of stuffing free speech.