Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry said on Friday that the Pakistan government had written a letter to the UK government, seeking action over “inciteful” statements and matters being shared on social media. The minister said this while speaking to Geo News , particularly discussing a video that has been circulating on social media, in which a woman appears to be wishing ill on a person without taking any name, saying that they should be “blown up in a car”. In the video, the woman was surrounded by people holding PTI flags. In response to a question about the “inciteful“ video and threats being made, Chaudhry said, “Pakistan has formally written to the UK, expecting them to act on their laws and justice system”. He maintained that Pakistan had the right to take legal action against those “targeting its institutions”. Chaudhry recalled that there had been complaints before as well regarding the “use of social media platforms to incite hatred against state institutions and political figures”. “The footage of the incident is available,” he said. He stressed that the actions violated the UK’s own laws, particularly the Terrorism Act 2006. “Every state is responsible for ensuring its citizens don’t act against other sovereign states or incite rebellion,” he stressed. Chaudhry further noted: “What’s concerning is the specific mention of a car bomb blast, making it a targeted issue; it is not something generalised, it is carefully planned”. “Pakistan has raised these concerns,” he said. “It appears as if there is a larger plan involved, and Pakistan has raised concerns,” Chaudhry said. He maintained that “inciting terrorism or provoking people was not akin to freedom of expression”. “You can not have people in one state promoting terrorism against another sovereign state,” he reiterated. He hoped that the British government would take action, adding that in case of non-compliance, “Pakistan has other options as well“. Minister of State for Finance Bilal Azhar Kayani also spoke to Geo News, alleging that the woman in the video was “threatening” Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, terming it “regrettable and unfortunate”. “We have repeatedly said that PTI spreads violence and threats under the guise of politics, justifies threats, and misuses freedom of speech,” Kayani said. He added that the party had “crossed a limit” by “threatening the army chief’s life under the guise of political protest”. “That’s not politics[..] it’s unacceptable,” she said. He termed PTI a national security threat, alleging that it had always used politics to cover for “violence”. “Whether on May 9, using KP police to attack soldiers, and threatening the army chief… if that’s not a national security threat, what is?” he said. In response to a question on whether the Pakistani government will take action in the matter, he said, “First, we will urge the UK government to take immediate legal action and investigate the matter”. However, he added that the government was open to “exploring other legal options”. More to follow