Journalist Farhan Mallick out on bail in Peca, illegal call centre cases

Journalist Farhan Mallick out on bail in Peca, illegal call centre cases

Journalist Farhan Mallick gestures as he appears before the court of a judicial magistrate in Karachi, on March 31, 2025. — Facebook@MJibranNasirKARACHI: Journalist Farhan Mallick was released from jail on Monday after a local court approved his bail in multiple cases concerning his alleged...

Karachi courts grant bail to journalist Farhan Mallick in ‘anti-state’, ‘call centre’ cases

Bail in each case approved against Rs100,000 surety bonds.

Islamabad Court Grants Bail to Journalist Waheed Murad After Two-Day Physical Remand Ends | Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF)

On March 28, an Islamabad district and sessions court granted post-arrest bail to journalist Waheed Murad, who was on a two-day physical remand under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016. The court approved the bail against surety bonds worth Rs20,000. The case was heard by Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah. Murad had been taken into custody on charges of allegedly posting “intimidating content” online. A petition was filed in the I…

Pakistan journalist arrested over disinformation released

The founder of a Pakistani online news channel who was arrested for allegedly spreading disinformation was released on bail on Monday, his lawyer said. Farhan Mallick, who runs Raftar, was charged after changes to a disinformation law in January saw punishments of up to three years in prison introduced. Critics say the law is being used to quash dissenting views and control online media. Mallick’s lawyer Abdul Moiz Jaferii told AFP he was releas…

Journalist Farhan Mallick Secures Bail in 2 Separate Cases

Journalist Farhan Mallick was granted bail in two separate cases by two Karachi courts on Monday. Mallick, the founder of media agency Raftar and a former news director at Samaa TV, was arrested on March 20 for allegedly spreading “anti-state” content on his YouTube channel and for involvement in data theft through an illegal call center. Both bails were granted upon submission of surety bonds worth Rs100,000 each. Details of the Cases and Bail …

Journalist Farhan Mallick granted bail in anti-state content, fraud cases - Islamabad Post

KARACHI: A local court approved the bail request of journalist Farhan Mallick on Monday who has been in judicial custody pertaining to a case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) for allegedly spreading anti-state content. The court, granting bail to Mallick, directed him to submit a surety bond worth Rs100,000. The journalist, a former news director of a private TV channel, was initially taken into custody by the Fede…