The counter-terrorism wing of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has summoned Aleema Khan, the sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, to the Islamabad headquarters to quiz her for allegedly spreading hatred against the state and “creating a divide” between the people of the Pakistan and the armed forces.
Aleema has been summoned to appear before to counter-terrorism wing officials at 11am on February 6.
In a summon notice sent to Aleema Khan by Assistant Director (Investigation) Ejaz Ahmed Sheikh, it is stated that an inquiry (No.4/24) has been initiated by a FIA sector officer on the request of the Ministry of Interior.
The inquiry has been moved on charges of spreading hateful material through a speech and committing anti-state activities and criminal conspiracy to create division between the public and the army.
The notice served under Section 160 of CrPC further states that as the investigations are continuing.
If she doesn’t appear, it will be considered that she has nothing to say in her defence and in such a case, a legal action will be taken against her, says the summon notice, which has been sent to Aleema Khan at her residence in Lahore.
Aleema failed to appear before the FIA’s cyber-crime wing at 11am on Sunday.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 5th, 2024.
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