Karachi court hands journalist Iqrarul Hassan to NCCIA on four-day physical remand
Case filed under PECA, alleges anti-state content on social media with intent to instigate, incite public
Karachi's Judicial Magistrate East-I has ordered the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to detain prominent journalist Iqrar-ul-Hassan for four days. The agency initiated the remand under FIR No. 101/2026, filed on October 10, 2026, under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, as amended in 2025. The charges allege that Iqrar disseminated "false, fabricated, anti-state and defamatory content" via his personal accounts on X, Instagram, and Facebook, aiming to provoke public discontent against the state, its institutions, and officials.
The case involves Sections 9, 10, 20, 24, and 26-A of PECA. NCCIA presented the alleged content to the magistrate, who ordered the physical remand, allowing investigators to retain custody for further examination without establishing guilt in court. Iqrar was apprehended in Lahore's Defence Housing Authority and brought to Karachi early the following morning.
Following the hearing, NCCIA officials returned him to detention and transferred him to their custody.
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