<ul><li>The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Wing in Karachi has registered its first case against individuals for disseminating fabricated and misleading news online.</li><li>Saifur Rehman, a resident of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Block 1, is accused of using social media to disseminate propaganda during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) demonstration in November.</li><li>On December 6, the federal administration resolved to crack down on anti-state propaganda, establishing joint teams of security agencies and the FIA cybercrime wing to investigate and arrest individuals involved in such crimes.</li><li>The amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) in Pakistan now allow for fines up to Rs1 million or imprisonment for up to five years for spreading fake news and other illegal content.</li></ul>

First Cybercrime Case Filed Over Spreading Fake News in Pakistan

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