{"id":120601,"date":"2025-04-07T17:37:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=120601"},"modified":"2025-04-07T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:37:45","slug":"journalist-farhan-malik-granted-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/journalist-farhan-malik-granted-bail\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Farhan Malik granted bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI, APRIL 07 (ONLINE): Karachi district East court has granted bail to journalist Farhan Malik who was arrested in anti state program case.<br \/>\nThe bail plea of journalist Farhan Malik came up for hearing in district East Karachi court.<br \/>\nThe court approved bail plea of Farhan Malik against surety bonds in the sum of Rs one lac.<br \/>\nIt is pertinent to mention here FIA Cyber Crime Karachi had arrested Farhan Malik founder of Ditgital Media Platform Raftaar and former director News  on March 20.<br \/>\nInquiry was underway against Farhan Malik since the last three months.  He is charged with uploading anti state and anti institutions material.<br \/>\nA case pertaining to alleged anti state material on his U-Tube channel was registered under PEC act and Pakistan Penal code.<br \/>\nLater Judicial magistrate Malir on March 26 had handed over Farhan Malik to FIA on physical remand for five days in new case of fraud with foreigners allegedly through call centre.<br \/>\nEarlier Judicial magistrate East had rejected bail plea of journalist Farhan Malik.<br \/>\nFollowing the rejection of his bail plea by judicial magistrate the accused filed his bail plea through his counsel with district and Sessions  judge East.<br \/>\nThe petitioner prayed the court to nullify the order of magistrate and release him on bail. <\/p>\n<p>District Court Karachi had issued notice to FIA on bail plea of Farhan Malik in previous   week.<br \/>\n  According to March 20 FIR, a report was received by FIA related to U-Tube channel of RAFTAAR TV that anti state campaign was being run through videos.<br \/>\nCase was registered against Farhan Malik, Founder of RAFTAAR TV under section 16, 20, 500 and 109  of Pakistan Penal Code and section 26-A\u00a0of\u00a0PECA\u00a0act.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI, APRIL 07 (ONLINE): Karachi district East court has granted bail to journalist Farhan Malik who was arrested in anti state program case. 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