Imran Riaz, Asad Toor summoned over alleged malicious campaign against CJP

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued summonses to journalists Imran Riaz and Asad Toor in connection with a case involving a purported malicious campaign targeting the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa.

The summonses come amidst allegations of defamation and dissemination of false information against the judiciary, underscoring the gravity of the accusations leveled against the journalists.

The two journalists have been told to appear before FIA on February 23.

Imran Riaz and Asad Toor are both prominent figures in the media landscape, and their involvement in this case has drawn significant attention.

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FIA is investigating into what it calls a “malicious campaign against judges of the Supreme Court”, essentially for expressing their opinion on social networking platforms regarding the functioning and observations made by the incumbent chief justice of Pakistan.

 The development comes as hundreds of social media accounts, including those affiliated with TV channels, shared slanderous content after the verdict on the PTI election symbol. These social media accounts have been allegedly involved in running anti-judiciary campaigns for months.