United States President Joe Biden has signed an executive order sanctioning 32 individuals that interfered in the 2020 elections on behalf of a Russian network, including 10 individuals from a Pakistan. The order, titled ‘Executive Order Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities Of The Government Of The Russian Federation’, was issued on Thursday. The IRA is a Russian troll farm that Office of Foreign Assets Control, OFAC, designated pursuant to E.O. Other than the company, six individuals were identified as having been instrumental in processing payment for fraudulent identities. The issuance from the US Treasurary Department identified Shahzad Ahmed, 33, from Lahore; Syed Johar Husnain, 33, from Karachi; Muhammad Khizar Hiyat, 26, from Karachi, Moshin Raza, 32, from Karachi; Mujtaba Ali Raza, 33, from Karachi; Syed Ali Raza, 28, from Karachi, and others.

Source: Pakistan Today April 16, 2021 18:22 UTC