Cybercrime case
ISLAMABAD: An Islamabad court issued non-bailable warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Monday in a case related to defamation of state institutions. The order was issued by a district and sessions court after CM Afridi failed to appear before it despite repeated notices. The case was registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) against the firebrand politician under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) Act, accusing him of levelling misleading allegations and harming reputation of the state institutions. Senior Civil Judge Abbas Shah conducted hearing of the case and ordered authorities concerned to arrest and produce CM Afridi. — DNA
