A person who was using a Twitter account with the username Rameez Raja Live was traced for making a fake account in the name of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Prime Minister’s Focal Person on Digital Media Abubakar Umer on Monday revealed that the person behind the fake account has been traced and a case has been registered against him.
Taking to Twitter, Abubakar said that disinformation is not welcome. “Person behind this account (RameezRajaLive) has been traced & apprehended for impersonating the PM & misleading the people. He confessed it and a case u/s 16, PECA 2016 r/w 419, 505 PPC has been registered.”
Dissent is welcome. Disinformation is not.
— Abubakar Umer (@abubakarumer) May 23, 2022
Person behind this account (RameezRajaLive) has been traced & apprehended for impersonating the PM & misleading the people.
He confessed it and a case u/s 16, PECA 2016 r/w 419, 505 PPC has been registered.
Law to take its course. pic.twitter.com/7XgPtG52Ol
The fake account had more than 30,000 followers on the microblogging website and was spreading misinformation. However, the account cannot be found on Twitter anymore.
Earlier this month, Abubakar was appointed as the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s focal person on digital media on an honorary basis.
On his appointment, he said that “this office will act as a bridge between the government and the people and promote honest discourse and discussion.”
