Karachi court extends Iqrarul Hassan’s remand by...

Summary

• A Karachi judicial magistrate has extended journalist Iqrarul Hassan’s physical remand for another two days in a case involving allegations of disseminating anti-state content on social media.
• According to the first information report (FIR), Hassan allegedly used his personal accounts on X, Instagram and Facebook to publish content described by investigators as false, fabricated, anti-state and defamatory.
• Investigators also alleged that Hassan used his social media following to spread the material among audiences in Pakistan and abroad.

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A Karachi judicial magistrate has extended journalist Iqrarul Hassan’s physical remand for another two days in a case involving allegations of disseminating anti-state content on social media.

The judicial magistrate (East) rejected an application filed by Hassan’s defence lawyers and directed the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) to submit a report at the next hearing.

Hassan was initially presented before the court last week and handed over to the NCCIA on a four-day physical remand. On Thursday, a District and Sessions Court in Karachi dismissed a petition challenging his remand. His defence counsel had questioned the legality of the proceedings and argued that the case involved digital and cyber-related matters.