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Pakistani Student Jailed for Bomb-Making Information Online
A university student in Pakistan was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail for learning how to make bombs online.
He was found to have been seeking information about bomb-making on Facebook and Instagram in 2022.
He interacted with a user based in Iraq and received basic information on developing explosive devices.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested the student based on information provided by the FBI.
The student claimed he was only curious.
No evidence showed he attempted to make explosives or had ties to terrorist groups.
He was also fined PKR 50,000.
A Pakistani university student was sentenced to 2.5 years in jail.
He was found to have been learning to make bombs online.
The student was arrested by the FIA in 2022.
He interacted with a user based in Iraq to gain bomb-making knowledge.
The student claimed curiosity, with no evidence of intent to make explosives.
- Who
- Hannan Abdullah, a human resource studies student.
- What
- A university student was jailed for learning to make bombs online.
- Where
- Pakistan
- When
- Sentenced in 2025; arrested in 2022.
- Why
- He was seeking bomb-making information and interacting with other users about it.
Key facts
- Sentence
- 2.5 years
- Fine
- PKR 50,000
- Student's Institution
- University of Narowal
- Arrest Year
- 2022
- Social Media Platforms
- Facebook and Instagram
- Charge
- Seeking bomb-making information
Sources
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