Karachi based journalist Aslam Shah held under Peca sent to prison on judicial remand

KARACHI: Judicial Magistrate South sent journalist Muhammad Aslam Shah to prison on judicial remand a day after the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) arrested him in a case registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2025.

The agency registered an FIR against Shah on December 29, 2025, under Section 20 (offences against the dignity of a natural person) and Section 24 (cyberstalking) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025.
Shah has done extensive coverage of Karachi’s water issues.

In the FIR, Tabish Raza Husnain, the complainant, alleged that Shah was “doing defamation propaganda against me and my senior Col. Anjum in different Facebook WhatsApp groups and make false and baseless allegations on me”.

He also alleged that Shah used “abusive language which caused me significant distress and damage to my reputation”.
In the FIR, the NCCIA said that the complainant had submitted screenshots of the alleged content.

It further noted that during the inquiry, the agency issued multiple notices to the accused, “directing him to appear before it to record his statement and clarify his position”.
However, the agencyclaimed that Aslam Shah did not appear before the NCCIA and wilfully avoided participation in the enquiry proceedings, demonstrating a non-cooperative and evasive attitude.