“Make-believe, fictitious and false news stories will be spread by foreign agencies via social media,” he added. Earlier on Wednesday night, anchorperson Shahid Masood, in his show alleged that Zainab’s suspected rapist and murderer was a member of an international pornography gang which also allegedly includes a Punjab minister. The anchorperson further stated that the suspect has 37 foreign currency bank accounts and the backing of one of the country’s most important person and a minister. The Supreme Court, during the suo motto hearing of the Zainab murder case, summoned television anchorperson Shahid Masood on Thursday to explain the details he had revealed regarding the key suspect in Zainab’s rape and murder case during his late-night show. Similarly, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif had formed a six-member team after Shahid Masood’s show was aired.

Source: Pakistan Today January 26, 2018 11:03 UTC