Journo among 4 booked for inciting attacks on military installations in Pak

Pakistan police booked two journalists, an anchorperson and an army officer-turned-Youtuber for abetting mutiny and inciting attacks on sensitive military installations and government buildings

Pakistan police on Monday booked two journalists, an anchorperson and an army officer-turned-Youtuber for "abetting mutiny" and inciting attacks on sensitive military installations and government buildings across the country last month following the high-profile arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan in a corruption case.

In the FIR registered on Monday, the complainant, who identified himself as Muhammad Aslam, told the police that on May 9 he saw around 25 people sharing screenshots and messages of journalists Shaheen Sehbai and Wajahat Saeed Khan, as well as army-officer-turned-YouTuber Adil Raja and anchorperson Syed Haider Raza Mehdi.

They were inciting people to attack military installations, spread terrorism and create chaos in the country, he said in the FIR registered in the Ramna Police Station here in the federal capital.

In the FIR, Aslam said that he checked the social media accounts of these four men after the incident.

After looking into their social media profiles, it was confirmed that all these people, under a planned conspiracy and mutual agreement, are aiding anti-state agencies, defaming the military and attempting to create mutiny in the army, he claimed.

He alleged that the quartet wanted to weaken the army and increase terrorism in the country.

On May 9, violent protests erupted after the arrest of Khan by paramilitary Rangers in Islamabad.