Azam Swati

Muhammad Azam Khan Swati (Urdu, Pashto: محمد اعظم خان سواتی; born 22 June 1956) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Minister of Narcotics Control and Railways from 2020 to 2022.

Swati, during his stay in the United States, owned a chain of stores, was a member of Pakistani American Congress, played important role in high-profile charity events.

[6] Between 2008 and 2010, Swati had pursued the Hajj corruption case in the Supreme Court relentlessly, which ultimately forced the government to sack former religious affairs minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi.

Swati was taken into custody on 13 October 2022 by the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA) cybercrime unit for allegedly making ‘controversial tweets’ against state institutions.

[8] A district and session court in Islamabad on 21 October 2022 granted him post-arrest bail against surety bond worth PKR 1 million.

[9] Swati was arrested again on 27 November after the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) booked him in Islamabad over a “highly obnoxious campaign of intimidating tweets [...] against state institutions”.

[10] Islamabad High Court approved Swati's post-arrest bail on 3 January 2023 against the submission of surety bonds worth Rs 200,000.

Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan and the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights condemned his torture.