'Pakistani activists not booked for blasphemy'

The Pakistan Federal Investigation Agency on Wednesday slammed reports of lodging a case against Salman Haider and other activists for allegedly committing blasphemy on social media.

The agency clarified in a statement that they received an application but no case was lodged yet.

Earlier, it was reported that the FIA lodged a case against Salman Haider and other activists for allegedly committing blasphemy on social media.

Agency Deputy Director Noman Ashraf Bodla has directed the investigation officer to call Haider to the FIA office and engage him in the investigation.

Hafiz Ahtasham Ahmed submitted an application to the FIA Station in Iqbal Town, stating that the FIA should act against the bloggers for allegedly spreading blasphemous content on social media under Section 295 C and the Anti-Terrorism Act.

Earlier, an application for registering a blasphemy case against the four missing activists under section 295-C was also filed in Islamabad.

The application submitted by the chairman of Muhammad Tahir "Civil Society of Pakistan," alleged that the missing activists including Salman Haider and Waqas Goraya had been hosting Facebook pages with inflammatory and blasphemous content.

--IANS

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