Senator Rehman Malik directs interior secretary to initiate inquiry by FIA to find motives behind crisis. PHOTO: FILE
According to a statement issued on Friday, Malik asked to investigate as to why and how shortage has risen to this level so sudden.
He questioned that why director general oil did not take the right action in time. The FIA has been directed to inquire why the ships were not allowed to offload by the DG oil. He directed the interior secretary to submit a report to the committee in this regard in consultation with the Pakistan State Oil (PSO).
Zardari’s false reports
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has submitted an initial report on the suo motu notice regarding fake videos about former president Asif Ali Zardari to Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Senator Malik.
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The PTA informed the panel that a total of 27 social media accounts containing fake news regarding the purported death of Zardari were identified and processed for blocking and a report in this regard has been forwarded to the FIA for further action.
The report states that current status shows that two links have been blocked by the FIA and a reminder has been sent to the FIA for blocking of the remaining social media accounts.
Malik, through a notice on May 20, 2020, had directed that the FIA and the PTA immediately investigate the operators of the accounts on social media who have uploaded fake videos and are spreading fake news and making propaganda against the former president of Pakistan and action should be taken against them under Cyber Crime Law.
He said that all those who are spreading fake news on social media shall be held responsible under Cyber Crimes Law.
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