Rehan Tariq
Coverage of Rehan Tariq in the Nexus archive.
- Court grants post-arrest bail to podcast host Rehan Tariq in blasphemy case
A sessions court in Lahore granted post-arrest bail to podcast host Rehan Tariq in a case involving blasphemy laws and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act. The court allowed bail with a Rs100,000 surety bond after defense arguments about lack of evidence and constitutional protections were accepted, despite prosecution claims that his podcast questions could provoke religious discord.
- 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.