Government forms JIT to probe anti-institution campaigns on social media

The government has established a five-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to investigate malicious campaigns against state institutions on social media.

A notification issued by the government stated that the JIT, formed under Section 30 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), will be led by the Inspector General of Islamabad.

The team includes the Director of Cyber Crime at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Director of the FIA’s Counter-Terrorism Wing (CTW), the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Investigation Islamabad, and the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Islamabad’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD).

The JIT is tasked with investigating the motives behind malicious campaigns against the state and identifying the culprits and their facilitators who attempt to create chaos in Pakistan through social media.

According to the legal framework, the JIT will not only identify these individuals but also pursue legal action against them.