An Islamabad court has granted bail to senior journalist Fakharur Rehman, who was arrested by Pakistan's National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on charges of spreading false information against state institutions. Rehman was among nine individuals named in a case filed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), a Pakistani law frequently cited in cases involving online speech, after allegedly sharing content on the social media platform X deemed likely to incite public unrest. The court approved his release on surety bonds of Rs50,000, with his defence arguing the case was baseless and that Rehman had merely shared a statement attributed to a religious figure rather than expressing a personal opinion.