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Journalist Farhan Mallick remanded to FIA custody in fresh case

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 26 March 2025 |  JP Staff Report

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Journalist Farhan Mallick remanded to FIA custody in fresh case
Journalist Farhan Mallick has been remanded to FIA custody following a new case against him. He faces serious allegations related to fraudulent activities and previously disseminating anti-state content.

KARACHI—A Karachi court on Wednesday remanded journalist Farhan Mallick into the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for five days in connection with a new case.

Mallick was originally arrested on March 20, 2025, in Karachi by the FIA on charges of allegedly disseminating anti-state content. He was booked under multiple sections of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, including Section 16 (unauthorized use of identity information) and Section 20 (offences against the dignity of a natural person). Additionally, he was charged under Section 26-A of PECA, as well as Sections 500 (punishment for defamation) and 109 (abetment) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC).

His lawyer, Abdul Moiz Jaferi, strongly condemned the registration of the new case, calling it an act of harassment.

On Wednesday, the FIA presented Mallick before the Malir court in connection with a fresh First Information Report (FIR) that alleges his involvement in fraudulent activities. The agency claimed to have conducted a raid on a call centre on March 25, where employees were allegedly engaged in stealing financial data from foreign nationals and defrauding them. During the raid, two suspects were taken into custody, who reportedly told investigators that the call centre was operating under Mallick’s instructions.

According to the new FIR, Syed Muhammad Atir Hussain, Hasan Najeeb Alam, and others were allegedly involved in stealing confidential financial information from foreign nationals through "spoofed calls and impersonation," using the stolen credit card data for illicit financial gains.

صحافی فرحان ملک Ú©Ùˆ نئÛ' مقدمÛ' میں ایف آئی اÛ' Ú©Û' حوالÛ' کر دیا گیا

کراچی—کراچی Ú©ÛŒ ایک عدالت Ù†Û' بدھ Ú©Û' روز صحافی فرحان ملک Ú©Ùˆ پانچ دن Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' وفاقی تحقیقاتی ادارÛ' (ایف آئی اÛ') Ú©ÛŒ تحویل میں دÛ' دیاÛ"

ملک Ú©Ùˆ 20 مارچ 2025 Ú©Ùˆ کراچی میں ایف آئی اÛ' Ù†Û' گرفتار کیا تھا، ان پر ریاست مخالف مواد پھیلانÛ' Ú©Û' الزامات عائد Ú©ÛŒÛ' گئÛ' تھÛ'Û" انہیں پریوینشن آف الیکٹرانک کرائمز ایکٹ (PECA) 2016 Ú©ÛŒ مختلف دفعات، بشمول دفعہ 16 (شناختی معلومات Ú©Û' غیر مجاز استعمال) اور دفعہ 20 (کسی فرد Ú©ÛŒ عزت Ú©Ùˆ مجروح کرنÛ' Ú©Û' جرائم) Ú©Û' تحت مقدمہ درج کیا گیا تھاÛ" اس Ú©Û' علاوہ، ان پران Ú©Û' وکیل عبدالمعیز جعفری Ù†Û' نئÛ' مقدمÛ' Ú©Û' اندراج Ú©ÛŒ شدید مذمت کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' اسÛ' ہراسانی قرار دیاÛ" PECA Ú©ÛŒ دفعہ 26-A اور پاکستان پینل Ú©ÙˆÚˆ (PPC) Ú©ÛŒ دفعات 500 (ہتک عزت Ú©ÛŒ سزا) اور 109 (اعانت) Ú©Û' تحت بھی الزامات عائد Ú©ÛŒÛ'

بدھ Ú©Û' روز، ایف آئی اÛ' Ù†Û' ملک Ú©Ùˆ ملیر Ú©ÛŒ عدالت میں پیش کیا اور ان Ú©Û' خلاف درج ایک نئÛ' مقدمÛ' میں ان پر دھوکہ دہی میں ملوث ہونÛ' کا الزام لگایاÛ" ایجنسی Ù†Û' دعویٰ کیا کہ 25 مارچ Ú©Ùˆ ایک کال سینٹر پر چھاپہ مارا گیا، جہاں ملازمین مبینہ طور پر غیر ملکیوں Ú©Û' مالیاتی ڈیٹا چوری کرکÛ' انہیں دھوکہ دÛ' رہÛ' تھÛ'Û" اس کارروائی میں دو مشتبہ افراد Ú©Ùˆ گرفتار کیا گیا، جنہوں Ù†Û' مبینہ طور پر حکام Ú©Ùˆ بتایا کہ کال سینٹر ملک Ú©ÛŒ ہدایات پر چلایا جا رہا تھاÛ"

نئی ایف آئی آر Ú©Û' مطابق، سید محمد عاطر حسین، حسن نجیب عالم اور دیگر افراد مبینہ طور پر "اسپوÙ-فڈ کالز اور جعلسازی" Ú©Û' ذریعÛ' غیر ملکیوں Ú©Û' خفیہ مالیاتی ڈیٹا چوری کرنÛ' اور کریڈٹ کارڈ Ú©ÛŒ معلومات Ú©Ùˆ غیر قانونی مالی فوائد Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' استعمال کرنÛ' میں ملوث تھÛ'Û"

Key Points

  • Farhan Mallick remanded for five days in FIA custody.
  • Originally arrested on March 20, 2025 for anti-state content.
  • New FIR links him to fraudulent activities and call center operations.
  • Mallick's lawyer claims registration of the case is harassment.
  • FIA presented evidence of stolen financial data from foreign nationals.

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