Urges public to ignore any financial requests made by it, saying he has approached relevant authorities
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. Photo: File
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday said his WhatsApp account had been hacked, warning the public to ignore any financial requests made from it.
In a statement posted on X, Gohar said his WhatsApp number was hacked this morning at around 11:00 am, adding that the account had since been deleted from his phone.
Urgent – my WhatsApp number was hacked this morning sometime about 11am. The WhatsApp now stand deleted from my cell; some requests for money transfers have been made – please ignore all such requests while I seek recourse to the concerned authorities. Thanks
— Barrister Gohar Khan (@BarristerGohar) March 31, 2026
He said that hackers were sending messages requesting money and urged people to disregard any such financial demands, saying that he had approached the relevant authorities regarding the matter.
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Earlier in January, Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team had issued a nationwide advisory warning of a sharp rise in WhatsApp account hijacking incidents, saying the attacks were active, widespread and targeting users across all demographics.
Later, the matter was discussed in the National Assembly as members expressed serious concern over the rising incidents of digital and cyber scams across the country, with lawmakers from all party lines calling for urgent policy formulation to curb such crimes.
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq disclosed that his voice had been impersonated to fraudulently seek money from citizens, prompting assurances from the government that action and legislation were underway to counter organised digital crime.
