LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Tuesday dismissed an application of Punjab information minister Azma Bokhari seeking permission to record her online statement as a complainant in a case of uploading her fake video on social media.

In her plea, the minister had maintained that her statement should be recorded through video link due to security concerns. The applicant stated that appearing before the court in person was not possible due to security concerns and her official engagements as a provincial minister.

However, Magistrate Naeem Wattoo rejected the request.

During the hearing, the accused, PTI social media activist Falak Javed, was produced before the court from jail.

The magistrate adjourned further proceedings in the case until Feb 17.

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) had registered a case on Azma Bokhari’s complaint regarding the circulation of a fake video.

Published in Dawn, February 11th, 2026