Islamabad: Sher Afzal Marwat, a prominent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and recently elected member of the National Assembly, has been called in by the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing.
The summons, scheduled for March 18, is in relation to an inquiry into a tweet he posted on March 9, prompted by a complaint lodged by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) MNA Barrister Aqeel Malik.
The specific tweet that led to this investigation remains undisclosed, although Marwat’s social media activity on that day included controversial statements. One of his posts alleged a threat to his life, attributing it to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and claiming an assassination attempt orchestrated by her. Marwat detailed that an amount of $100,000 had been allocated by Maryam Nawaz Sharif to hired assassins for his murder.
In addition to these serious allegations, Marwat also used his platform to announce plans for a significant protest in Islamabad, urging people to gather at the Zero Point Interchange in the capital.
He shared details about convoys departing from various cities to join the protest, specifying arrangements for different groups to participate, with younger individuals walking to the press club and older attendees and families traveling by car.
Furthermore, Marwat took the opportunity to remember the death anniversary of a party worker named Ali Bilal, also known as Zille Shah, who passed away under mysterious circumstances the previous year. This series of tweets and statements by Sher Afzal Marwat has sparked controversy and led to an official inquiry by the FIA Cybercrime Wing, highlighting the intersection of social media, politics, and legal scrutiny in Pakistan’s current landscape.
