Sedition case filed in Karachi against Imran's nephew.

KARACHI -- A resident of the Lasbela area of Karachi has filed an FIR against Hassaan Niazi, the nephew of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, for 'inciting' people against the former and current army chiefs.

The Jamshed Quarter police have registered a case against Niazi under sections 121, 124-A, 153-A and 505/34 of the Pakistan Penal Code.

Section 121 refers to waging or attempting to wage war against Pakistan; 124-A a colonial-era sedition law suggests upto three-year imprisonment for whoever incites people against federal or provincial government; 153-A entails imprisonment for up to five years for promoting hatred among various sections of the society; 505 carries a maximum punishment of seven years jail term for promoting racial or religious hatred, and section 34 is for abetment and common intention.

Police said that the head moharar of the Jamshed Quarter police station received an application addressed to the Jamshed Quarter SHO.

The applicant, Mohammad Iqbal, a resident of Muhammadi Colony, Lasbela, stated on March 26, he was at home using social media on his mobile phone when he saw a person giving an interview on various social media platforms including WhatsApp and TikTok saying that if Imran Khan is arrested, neither Haji, nor Hafiz will be spared and there will be a civil war in the country.

The name of the said person was known to be Hassaan Niazi son of Hafeezullah Niazi, who was inciting the people...