ISLAMABAD: Two day physical remand of PTI Central Information Secretary Raoof Hasan extended by a court in the federal capital The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) presented Mr Hasan before Dis­trict and Sessions Judge Judge Murid Abbas on Sunday after the expiry of his three-day remand granted last week.

The FIA prosecutor informed the judge that the case record, including transcripts of videos, has been submitted to court.

The forensic analysis of the videos has to be carried out, the prosecutor said and sought eight days’ physical remand of Mr Hasan.

At the last hearing on Thursday, the FIA presented a report to the court claiming that the suspect received “instructions through messages, audio notes, graphics and videos” from abroad on a daily basis.

The agency alleged that Mr Hasan oversees the party’s social media teams that run trends on social media platforms “to incite violence, create law and order situation and fan cyberterrorism”.

During the proceedings on Sunday, the investigation officer also informed the court about Mr Hasan’s travel abroad on a visa allegedly sponsored by an Indian named Rahul.

The judge asked if Mr Hasan’s visa or ticket arrived from India as there was a transcript of the chat between Mr Hasan and Rahul.

The FIA prosecutor confirmed that the ticket came from India.

Mr Hasan said that he runs a regional think tank, and Rahul, who lives in the United Kingdom, invited him to be a guest speaker for an event in Bahrain.

“I am a senior fellow of King’s College London, and I am responsible for dealing with electronic media,” Mr Hasan clarified about his role in the PTI.

“I have nothing to do with social media. I don’t handle social media.”

Following the arguments, the judge extended Mr Hasan’s physical remand for two more days.