Imran Khan's nephew booked for sedition.

ISLAMABAD: The Jamshed Quarters police in Karachi has registered a fresh case against Niazi over charges of threatening heads of institutions in "code words", it emerged on Monday. According to the FIR, the complainant, Mohammed Iqbal said that he was a businessman and a resident of Mohammed Colony in Lasbella Karachi. The report added that Iqbal was using social media on March 26 when he saw that Niazi was giving interviews wherein "he warned that if Imran were to be arrested, no regard and respect would be shown to any 'Haji or Hafiz' and there would be 'Dama Dam Mast Qalandar,' leading to a 'civil war' in the country." The complainant said that Niazi, along with his accomplices, was instigating the people for a "rebellion" and threatening the former and present heads of the defense institutions of the country in "code words". "Through such actions, Niazi had insulted the country's defense institutions, the people and instigated the masses. It has also triggered fear and panic among the people and the masses were saddened and angered over it," the FIR added.

The FIR invokes Section 34 (Acts done by several persons In furtherance of common intention), Section 121 (Waging or attempting to wage war or abetting waging of war against Pakistan), Section 124-A (Sedition), Section 153-A (Promoting enmity between different groups, etc), Section 505 (Statements...

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