The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has suspended a cyber crime wing officer for posting on social media. Asif Ali has been suspended from working by the FIA head office in Islamabad.
The suspension notice issued by the FIA said that Assistant Director FIA Asif Iqbal had set up a personal account on Twitter where he used to post awareness messages without seeking permission from the department.
#ccw #CCWFIA pic.twitter.com/ch85W7m1SQ
— Cyber Crime Wing - FIA (@cybercrimefia) October 2, 2020
According to The Independent Urdu, Asif Iqbal claimed that "he has been removed from office and the reason is not what is stated in the notice but the tweet of Iman Mazari which he had made against him a few days ago."
On September 30, Iman Mazari, the daughter of Federal Minister for Human Rights Shirin Mazari, in a tweet called the Additional Director 'Ali Zafar's spokesperson' on the issue of harassment between singer Ali Zafar and Mesha Shafi. And she is known to be critical of government policies and has been critical of enforced disappearances.
Women, listen to what the State is telling us: "we hear you but we really dont care".
— Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir (@ImaanZHazir) September 29, 2020
As if the FIRs arent bad enough, the Assistant Director, FIA Cybercrime Lahore is basically Ali Zafar's personal spokesperson.
This system is rotten to the core.
It needs to be dismantled. pic.twitter.com/MNYAQA6TGG
