Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016
Coverage of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 in the Nexus archive.
- NCCIA summons journalist Asad Ali Toor over allegedly spreading 'false information'
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) summoned journalist Asad Ali Toor for allegedly spreading false information under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016. The National Press Club condemned the summons, citing threats to press freedom, while Toor shared the notice on X alongside poetry by Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Toor was previously arrested in 2024 on similar charges.
- SHC acquits man in university student's 2017 suicide case
The Sindh High Court acquitted Anees Khaskheli, a private school teacher, who was previously sentenced to life in 2023 for his alleged role in the 2017 suicide of university student Naila Rind. The court ruled that the prosecution failed to prove charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act and cyberstalking laws beyond reasonable doubt.
- YouTuber Rehan Tariq handed over to NCCIA on six-day physical remand over blasphemy, PECA charges
A judicial magistrate granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a six-day physical remand of YouTuber Rehan Tariq in a case involving blasphemy and electronic crime charges. The FIR was registered after Tariq's podcast discussed sensitive sectarian issues, and he was arrested at Lahore Airport upon returning from abroad.