The caretaker federal government formed on Tuesday a six-member joint investigation committee (JIT) to investigate the alleged social media campaign against the Supreme Court judges.
In a statement, the interior ministry said that the Federal Investigation Agency’s Cyber Crime Wing additional director general would be the convener of the committee.
It also comprises representatives of the Intelligence Bureau, Inter-Services Intelligence, the deputy inspector general of Islamabad police, a representative of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and any other co-opted member.
The development comes days after the Supreme Court decided to strip former prime minister Imran Khan’s party of the bat symbol less than a month before next month’s general elections.
On Saturday, a three-member bench of the SC set aside the Peshawar High Court order that reinstated “bat” as the party’s electoral symbol. Consequently, the apex court upheld the December 23 order of the Election Commission of Pakistan that nullified the intra-party elections of the PTI.
