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A person who ran a social media campaign against the Pakistan Army was sentenced to 6 years in prison under the PICA Act.
Sikandar Zaman, a citizen of Faisalabad, made misleading posts after the army helicopter crashed in Lasbela. The Federal Investigation Agency (FAI) took action against the accused under Sections 20 and 24C of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). The court sentenced the accused to a total of 6 years of imprisonment and a fine of 260,000 rupees.
From Sikandar Zaman’s Twitter post, it seems that he is a supporter of Tehreek-e-Insaaf. Under section 20 of PECA, the court sentenced Sikandar to one year in prison and a fine of Rs 1 lakh. If failed to pay, he will have to spend another three months in prison.
Apart from this, under Section 24C of PECA, Sikandar has been sentenced to one-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1 lack. There will be additional 3 months of imprisonment for non-payment of the fine.
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Under Section 500 of the Pakistan Penal Code, Sikandar has been sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of 10,000. Failure to pay the fine will result in another 15 days of imprisonment.
Also, under section 505, the court has sentenced Sikandar to three years imprisonment and a fine of Rs.50 thousand. Failure to pay the fine will result in another 45 days of imprisonment.
According to the court verdict, all the sentences (one year, one year, one year, and three years) will start simultaneously, meaning that Sikander will have to spend a total of three years in jail.
