Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved a major initiative to address the growing menace of harassment and blackmailing on social media, particularly targeting women and children, by establishing a dedicated Punjab Cyber Crime Unit. The decision was taken during a high-level meeting on Friday where it was agreed that special mobile units will […]
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YouTuber Ducky Bhai indicted in online gambling case; former NCCIA officials face problem
LAHORE: A Lahore district court on Monday indicted popular YouTuber Saadur Rehman, known as “Ducky Bhai”, his wife, and others over allegations of promoting online gambling and betting apps. The court has summoned witnesses for February 23. Read More: Court summons YouTuber Ducky over gambling The case, registered by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA), accuses Rehman […]
IHC to hear petition suspension of Imran Khan’s X account
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has set November 4, 2025, for a hearing on a petition seeking to block the X (formerly Twitter) account of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan. The petition, filed by concerned citizen Ghulam Murtaza through lawyer Barrister Zafarullah, requests the removal of allegedly illegal and malicious tweets from […]
IHC Gives Police Three Days to Recover Missing NCCIA Deputy Director
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday granted a three-day deadline to the police for the recovery of National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Deputy Director Muhammad Usman, who was allegedly abducted from the capital under mysterious circumstances. Justice Muhammad Azam Khan expressed serious concern over the law enforcement authorities’ failure to trace […]
Man arrested for hate campaign following Jaffar Express attack
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested Haider Saeed in Bani Gala. He is accused of promoting a hate campaign against state institutions after the Jaffar Express attack. The FIA Cyber Crime Circle conducted the raid and seized digital evidence. Saeed allegedly shared derogatory material targeting the government during the Jaffar Express incident. He also […]
Facebook to tighten live stream access after mosque attacks
Facebook on Friday said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks on mosques in New Zealand. The Christchurch attacks — carried out by a self-avowed white supremacist who opened fire on worshippers at two mosques — claimed 50 lives. Many people have “rightly questioned […]
Babar brings case against PECA, rejects 2016 Act
“The implementation of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA) shows that while the state has ignored hate speech and religious extremism on the social media it has fallen with a heavy hand on those questioning the state narrative on security issues,” remarked Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Secretary-general and former senator, Farhatullah Babar, on […]
Who’s using Pak Army’s name for intimidation, identity theft?
Earlier today, I received a phone call from a mobile number 0304-6511373, where some Syed Rizwan Gilani said he was calling from the Pakistan Army in regards to some discrepancy of census data and needed some verification. This sounded unusual and he knew my full name on documents but I was willing to cooperate until […]