ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday restrained the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from harassing a pro-Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) social media activist.
Mariam Malik appeared before the court of Chief Justice Athar Minallah along with her counsel, Imaan Mazari-Hazir.
The bench ordered the agency to record the petitioner’s statement while preventing it from going after her and members of her family.
“Are you aware of a thing called Constitution?,” Justice Minallah questioned. “No one seems to care about the Constitution anymore,” he bench observed.
“We have initiated an inquiry on the complaint of the state,” an FIA representative told the court. “Now only this job remains for the state,” the justice exclaimed. “She may be uninformed and doesn’t know the Constitution,” the judge responded.
“People say all sorts of things about me on the internet […] even I have been given a flat,” the chief justice said. “They utter falsehood on social media about me, so am I influenced by it,” Justice Minallah said.
“The institutions recognized with their work and character, tweets have nothing to do with it,” the judge remarked.
“We have only served notice and didn’t take any further action,” an FIA official said.
“If the law exists only for the common people,” the court asked.
The bench adjourned further hearing of the case until June 24.
