LAHORE: A man was arrested on Monday for spreading disinformation from a fake Twitter account in the name of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
According to Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Digital Media Abubakar Umer, the person – with the username Rameez Raja – has been traced and a case has been registered against him.
“Person behind this account (RameezRajaLive) has been traced & apprehended for impersonating the PM & misleading the people. He confessed it and a case u/s 16, PECA 2016 r/w 419, 505 PPC has been registered,” the focal person wrote on Twitter.
The fake account had more than 30,000 followers on the microblogging website and was spreading misinformation. However, the account cannot be found on Twitter anymore.
Earlier this month, Abubakar was appointed as the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s focal person on digital media on an honorary basis.
On his appointment, he said that “this office will act as a bridge between the government and the people and promote honest discourse and discussion.”
