Islamabad Capital Police’s Violent Extremism Prevention unit (VEPU)has significantly ramped up its efforts to combat the dissemination of religious, sectarian, linguistic hatred, and propaganda against institutions on various social media platforms.
In response to explicit directives from Islamabad Capital City Police Officer (ICCPO) Dr. Akbar Nasir Khan, the spokesperson of Islamabad police revealed that the Violent Extremism Prevention unit conducted comprehensive surveillance of social media channels, identifying over 700 accounts on platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and others that were actively disseminating materials related to religious extremism and terrorism. Subsequently, the unit liaised with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to advocate for the suspension of these accounts, resulting in the blocking of more than 200 of them. The ICCPO, expressed the unit’s unwavering commitment to combating extremism without bias and underscored its swift response in addressing individuals who promote hateful ideologies on social media platforms. Furthermore, he emphasized that the establishment of this groundbreaking anti-extremism unit within the Islamabad Capital Police underscored the city’s unwavering dedication to comprehensively addressing the threat.—APP
