Pakistan university student jailed for learning bomb-making on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube

May 26, 2025 08:26 PM IST The student had reportedly used social platforms like Facebook and Instagram to connect with individuals linked to terrorist activities in Iraq. A university student in Pakistan has been sentenced to over two years in prison by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) for seeking bomb-making tutorials through social media platforms, a law enforcement official confirmed on Monday. The boy has been identified as Hannan Abdullah, a student of Human Resource Studies at the University of Narowal in Punjab province of Pakistan.(Unsplash/Representative) Hannan Abdullah, a student of Human Resource Studies at the University of Narowal in Punjab province of Pakistan, was fined PKR 50,000 in addition to the prison term of two years and six months handed down by ATC Judge Manzer Ali Gill, according to a PTI news agency report. Bomb-making lessons from FB, Insta Arrested by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in 2022, Abdullah had reportedly used social platforms like Facebook and Instagram to connect with individuals linked to terrorist activities in Iraq. “The prosecution informed the court that Abdullah was learning how to make bombs on Facebook and Instagram. He also established contacts with terrorists and a banned outfit through Facebook in this regard,”
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