Controversial tweet: PTI Founder Imran Khan refuses to become part of FIA investigation

FIA sources further mentioned that they would investigate who created and propagated the anti-Pakistan content.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan has refused to become part of investigation by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) team into a controversial video tweet from his social media account.

The FIA Cyber Wing on Thursday had decided to conduct an inquiry into the uploading of a propaganda video featuring Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the official X account of PTI founder Imran Khan.

According to FIA sources, on May 26, a propaganda video was tweeted in the name of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from the official X handle of PTI’s founder. The official account was used to upload this video, it is said.

In order to investigate, the FIA’s Cyber Crime team arrived late at night at Adiala Jail to question the PTI founder. However, Imran Khan declined to meet the team and refused to participate in the investigation.

Sources report that Imran Khan refused to answer any questions from the FIA investigation team, stating that he would only respond in the presence of his lawyers.

Following this, the FIA team recorded Imran Khan’s stance in writing.

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Sources said the FIA Cyber Wing would discuss the matter with four PTI members: the PTI founder, Barrister Gohar, opposition leader Omar Ayub, and Raoof Hasan. The FIA team will determine whether the video was tweeted by the PTI founder himself or anyone else with his consent.

FIA sources further mentioned that they would investigate who created and propagated the anti-Pakistan content. “If the account holder is responsible, legal action will be taken against him. If not, he will need to submit a written request to close the X account due to its unlawful use,” they said.