Urges the public to ignore any financial requests from it and says he has approached relevant authorities
PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar. Photo: File
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said on Tuesday that his WhatsApp account had been hacked and warned the public to ignore any financial requests from it.
In a statement posted on X, Gohar said his WhatsApp number was hacked this morning around 11:00, adding that the account had since been deleted from his phone.
Urgent – my WhatsApp number was hacked this morning sometime around 11 a.m. WhatsApp is now deleted from my cell; some requests for money transfers have been made – Please ignore all such requests while I seek recourse with the concerned authorities. Thanks
— Barrister Gohar Khan (@BarristerGohar) 31 March 2026
He said hackers were sending messages requesting money and urging people to disregard such financial demands, saying he had approached the relevant authorities about the matter.
While speaking to the media, he said, “I was informed that my WhatsApp was hacked this morning. I am concerned about a possible information leak. I have reported the matter to FIA and also to Ufone and I have sent an email as advised by FIA Cyber Wing. I have also contacted WhatsApp via email”.
He further added, “The account is still showing as active and I don’t know why this has happened as there was nothing unusual on my phone. I am part of many groups so naturally I am concerned about my data”.
“If a WhatsApp account gets hacked, there should be an immediate solution – there should be an option to report or block it instantly with a single button,” he says.
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Earlier in January, Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team had issued a nationwide warning about a sharp increase in the number of WhatsApp account hijacking incidents, saying the attacks were active, widespread and targeting users across all demographics.
Later, the matter was debated in the National Assembly as members expressed serious concern over the rising incidents of digital and cyber fraud across the country, with lawmakers from all party lines calling for urgent policy formulation to curb such crimes.
Speaker Ayaz Sadiq revealed that his voice had been impersonated to fraudulently seek money from citizens, prompting assurances from the government that action and legislation was underway to counter organized digital crime.
