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 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.Summary
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.
ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ ÙØ±ØØ§Ù† ملک Ú©Ùˆ نئÛ' مقدمÛ' میں ای٠آئی اÛ' Ú©Û' ØÙˆØ§Ù„Û' کر دیا گیا
کراچی—کراچی Ú©ÛŒ ایک عدالت Ù†Û' بدھ Ú©Û' روز ØµØØ§ÙÛŒ ÙØ±ØØ§Ù† ملک Ú©Ùˆ پانچ دن Ú©Û' Ù„ÛŒÛ' ÙˆÙØ§Ù‚ÛŒ تØÙ‚یقاتی ادارÛ' (ای٠آئی اÛ') Ú©ÛŒ تØÙˆÛŒÙ„ میں دÛ' دیاÛ"
ملک Ú©Ùˆ 20 مارچ 2025 Ú©Ùˆ کراچی میں ای٠آئی اÛ' Ù†Û' Ú¯Ø±ÙØªØ§Ø± کیا تھا، ان پر ریاست مخال٠مواد پھیلانÛ' Ú©Û' الزامات عائد Ú©ÛŒÛ' گئÛ' تھÛ'Û" انÛیں پریوینشن آ٠الیکٹرانک کرائمز ایکٹ (PECA) 2016 Ú©ÛŒ Ù…Ø®ØªÙ„Ù Ø¯ÙØ¹Ø§ØªØŒ بشمول Ø¯ÙØ¹Û 16 (شناختی معلومات Ú©Û' غیر مجاز استعمال) اور Ø¯ÙØ¹Û 20 (کسی ÙØ±Ø¯ Ú©ÛŒ عزت Ú©Ùˆ Ù…Ø¬Ø±ÙˆØ Ú©Ø±Ù†Û' Ú©Û' جرائم) Ú©Û' ØªØØª Ù…Ù‚Ø¯Ù…Û Ø¯Ø±Ø¬ کیا گیا تھاÛ" اس Ú©Û' Ø¹Ù„Ø§ÙˆÛØŒ ان پران Ú©Û' وکیل عبدالمعیز Ø¬Ø¹ÙØ±ÛŒ Ù†Û' نئÛ' مقدمÛ' Ú©Û' اندراج Ú©ÛŒ شدید مذمت کرتÛ' ÛوئÛ' اسÛ' ÛØ±Ø§Ø³Ø§Ù†ÛŒ قرار دیاÛ" PECA Ú©ÛŒ Ø¯ÙØ¹Û 26-A اور پاکستان پینل Ú©ÙˆÚˆ (PPC) Ú©ÛŒ Ø¯ÙØ¹Ø§Øª 500 (ÛØªÚ© عزت Ú©ÛŒ سزا) اور 109 (اعانت) Ú©Û' ØªØØª بھی الزامات عائد Ú©ÛŒÛ'
بدھ Ú©Û' روز، ای٠آئی اÛ' Ù†Û' ملک Ú©Ùˆ ملیر Ú©ÛŒ عدالت میں پیش کیا اور ان Ú©Û' خلا٠درج ایک نئÛ' مقدمÛ' میں ان پر Ø¯Ú¾ÙˆÚ©Û Ø¯ÛÛŒ میں ملوث ÛونÛ' کا الزام لگایاÛ" ایجنسی Ù†Û' دعویٰ کیا Ú©Û 25 مارچ Ú©Ùˆ ایک کال سینٹر پر Ú†Ú¾Ø§Ù¾Û Ù…Ø§Ø±Ø§ گیا، Ø¬ÛØ§Úº ملازمین Ù…Ø¨ÛŒÙ†Û Ø·ÙˆØ± پر غیر ملکیوں Ú©Û' مالیاتی ڈیٹا چوری کرکÛ' انÛیں Ø¯Ú¾ÙˆÚ©Û Ø¯Û' رÛÛ' تھÛ'Û" اس کارروائی میں دو Ù…Ø´ØªØ¨Û Ø§ÙØ±Ø§Ø¯ Ú©Ùˆ Ú¯Ø±ÙØªØ§Ø± کیا گیا، جنÛÙˆÚº Ù†Û' Ù…Ø¨ÛŒÙ†Û Ø·ÙˆØ± پر ØÚ©Ø§Ù… Ú©Ùˆ بتایا Ú©Û Ú©Ø§Ù„ سینٹر ملک Ú©ÛŒ ÛØ¯Ø§ÛŒØ§Øª پر چلایا جا Ø±ÛØ§ تھاÛ"
نئی ای٠آئی آر Ú©Û' مطابق، سید Ù…ØÙ…د عاطر ØØ³ÛŒÙ†ØŒ ØØ³Ù† نجیب عالم اور دیگر Ø§ÙØ±Ø§Ø¯ Ù…Ø¨ÛŒÙ†Û Ø·ÙˆØ± پر "اسپوÙ-ÙÚˆ کالز اور جعلسازی" Ú©Û' ذریعÛ' غیر ملکیوں Ú©Û' Ø®ÙÛŒÛ Ù…Ø§Ù„ÛŒØ§ØªÛŒ ڈیٹا چوری کرنÛ' اور کریڈٹ کارڈ Ú©ÛŒ معلومات Ú©Ùˆ غیر قانونی مالی Ùوائد 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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