{"id":110598,"date":"2026-07-08T15:37:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/youtuber-rehan-tariq-handed-over-to-nccia-on-six-day-physical-remand-over-blasphemy-peca-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:37:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:37:03","slug":"youtuber-rehan-tariq-handed-over-to-nccia-on-six-day-physical-remand-over-blasphemy-peca-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/youtuber-rehan-tariq-handed-over-to-nccia-on-six-day-physical-remand-over-blasphemy-peca-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTuber Rehan Tariq handed over to NCCIA on six-day physical remand over blasphemy, PECA charges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Wednesday granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a six-day physical remand of podcast host Rehan Tariq in a case registered under blasphemy and electronic crime laws.<\/p>\n
The NCCIA registered a first information report (FIR) against YouTuber Tariq on June 25 after he conducted a podcast with a religious scholar and discussed highly sensitive and controversial sectarian issues, sparking controversy among followers of different sects.<\/p>\n
The FIR was registered under Section 11 (hate speech) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016, Section 153-A (spreading hate or promoting enmity between different groups), Section 295-A (outraging religious feelings) and Section 298 (uttering words or making gestures with the deliberate intent to wound religious feelings) of the Pakistan Penal Code.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, the NCCIA produced Tariq before Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo at the district courts.<\/p>\n
The investigating officer informed the magistrate that the YouTuber had been arrested from Lahore Airport upon his arrival from abroad.<\/p>\n
He requested the magistrate to grant physical remand of the YouTuber for further investigation.<\/p>\n
Upon the investigating officer\u2019s request, the magistrate granted a six-day physical remand of the suspect.<\/p>\n
The magistrate directed the NCCIA to produce Tariq again upon expiry of the remand period.<\/p>\n