August 12, 2026 Global news, inspected.
BREAKING
N Korea launches ballistic missile as S Korea, US plan military drills Trump's dramatic plane swap hints at personal stakes of Iran war Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez Iran war live: US fires missiles at cargo ship violating Iran blockade Cargo ship in flames after Houthi attack in Bab al-Mandeb strait Colombia scrambles to find survivors after deadly earthquake These seaside apartments were a ghost city - then police say scammers moved in First 'pounds for pylons' energy bill discount sites revealed Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds - the heatwave veg that's good to eat Doku 'not against' journalist who criticised him at World Cup
Trending
Pakistan

NCCIA summons journalist Asad Ali Toor over allegedly spreading 'false information'

Source: Dawn
Advertisement
NCCIA summons journalist Asad Ali Toor over allegedly spreading 'false information'
Image: Dawn

The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Wednesday issued a summons notice to journalist Asad Ali Toor for an inquiry into alleged dissemination of false information by him. The notice, available with Dawn, named the state as the complainant against Toor for “alleged dissemination, transmission and/or public exhibition of false/fake information”. It was issued on a complaint filed under Section 26A (punishment for false and fake information) of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (Peca). The journalist was directed to appear before the NCCIA Cybercrime Reporting Centre in Islamabad at 11am on July 31. The NCCIA warned that failure to appear “without lawful excuse…

Advertisement

This is a curated summary. The full report, with all details and context, is available from the original publisher.

Read the full story at Dawn

Headline, summary and image are © Dawn and are shown here under standard aggregation practice with full attribution. News Inspection does not claim ownership of this reporting.

More from Pakistan