ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has issued a summons to journalist and YouTuber Asad Ali Toor to appear before it and record his statement in an inquiry regarding “defamation” of a government institution through social media.
A notice titled ‘Order for attendance under Section 160 CrPC for recording of statement was sent to Toor’s Islamabad residence by the FIA Cyber Crime Reporting Centre in Rawalpindi.
It said FIA Cyber Crime Rawalpindi was conducting an inquiry regarding “defamation of institution of Government of Pakistan through social media” on the complaint of one Fayyaz Mehmood Raja. The notice dated May 31 did not specify which institution the inquiry concerned.
