Blogger Ahmad Waqas Goraya indicted for defaming state institutions

What happened : An FIR was registered against blogger/social media activist Ahmad Waqass Goraya in Islamabad for spreading false propaganda against state institutions, including the Pakistan Army. According to ARY News, a man had filed a complaint at the Koral police station, accusing Ahmad of continuously slandering state institutions along with spreading false information about Pakistan. Furthermore, the FIR stated that Goraya had fled to Holland and was still defaming Pakistan on social media. The complainant has urged authorities to take strict actions against the blogger for his ‘anti-state activities’. The background : It is important to add that Ahmad Waqass Goraya was abducted in 2017 and remained in captivity for weeks. He was among the five bloggers who went missing from different parts of the country in January 2017.

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