Suspect held for online “anti-state campaign” in wake of Balochistan train attack

A social media and political activist was arrested for allegedly carrying out an “anti-state campaign” online in regards to the hijacking of a Pakistani passenger train on March 11, 2025, which saw 64 people dead and 380 injured. According to a statement issued by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the social media user had been arrested for ““spreading a hate campaign against state institutions” and had “shared negative propaganda and derogatory content against institutions during the Jaffar Express tragedy”.

The FIA also asserted that he was “supported ”supporting and promoting banned terrorist organisations on social media”, and was ““not only running a poisonous campaign against state institutions but also kept sharing inflammatory statements and content in favour of terrorists” on social media platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter).