Overview

• Abdullah was arrested in 2022 by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency after using the Instagram handle ‘Ibn-e-Abdullah Al-Pakistani’ to solicit bomb-making instructions from an Iraq-based contact.
• Prosecutors presented messages showing he also reached out to a banned outfit on Facebook and researched explosive material recipes via YouTube videos and Amazon searches.
• On May 26, 2025, a Lahore Anti-Terrorism Court sentenced him to two years and six months in prison and imposed a PKR 50,000 fine.
• He had been released on bail in 2023 and was taken into custody immediately following the verdict.
• The case underscores challenges in policing terrorist content online and reflects deepening US-Pakistan cooperation in counter-terrorism investigations.