Karachi court hands journalist Iqrarul Hassan to NCCIA on four-day physical remand
The court granted only four days after the agency sought 14, as investigators accused him of spreading false and anti-state content online.
- On Tuesday, the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency produced journalist Iqrar-ul-Hassan before a Karachi judicial magistrate, who granted a four-day physical remand regarding allegations of disseminating anti-state content on social media.
- Late Sunday night, unidentified individuals posing as NCCIA officials allegedly took Hassan from his Lahore residence, according to his wife, Farah Iqrar, who said they seized electronics and ignored her inquiries.
- Inspector Muhammad Ali Khan filed a First Information Report accusing Hassan of violating the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016, alleging he disseminated 'false, fabricated, anti-state and defamatory content' on social media platforms.
- Hassan's lawyer, Mian Ali Ashfaq, stated the NCCIA initially denied having the journalist in custody when questioned before the magistrate, while Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari had previously stated the Punjab Police were not involved.
- Hassan, chief of Pakistan Awam Raj Tehreek, had recently criticized the Pakistan Peoples Party, Nawaz Sharif, and President Asif Ali Zardari, with authorities claiming his posts intended to 'instigate and incite the general public against the state.
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Karachi court hands journalist Iqrarul Hassan to NCCIA on four-day physical remand
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Tuesday produced journalist Iqrarul Hassan before the judicial magistrate (East) at Karachi's city court in a case of harming the state and national integrity through the dissemination of anti-state content on his social media platforms, handing him over to the NCCIA on a four-day physical remand. According to the First Information Report, the case was filed at the NCCIA by Inspector Muham…
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Court hands Iqrar Ul Hassan over to NCCIA on four-day remand
A judicial magistrate (East) in Karachi granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) four-day custody of anchorperson Iqrar Ul Hassan on Tuesday in a case involving allegations of sharing anti-state, false and defamatory content on social media. The judicial magistrate approved the agency’s request to remand Hassan, who was booked under Sections 9, 10, […]
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