YouTuber Ducky Bhai moves court to remove name from PNIL list

Court sought a report from the NCCIA and adjourned the hearing until March 26

LAHORE:

YouTuber Saadur Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, has filed a petition seeking the removal of his name from the PNIL list.

The petition was heard by Judicial Magistrate Naeem Wattoo at the district courts in Lahore.

The court sought a report from the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) and adjourned the hearing until March 26.

According to the petition filed through his counsel, Usman Latif Advocate, Saadur Rehman argued that his name was placed on the PNIL list unlawfully.

The petition further stated that the NCCIA did not issue any notices before adding his name to the list.

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Lahore High Court (LHC) has granted bail to former Additional Director Sarfraz Chaudhry and co-accused Shoaib Riaz and Salman Aziz in a case involving alleged bribery linked to the wife of Ducky Bhai.

Justice Abher Gul Khan issued a detailed six-page verdict, ordering the release of the accused against surety bonds of Rs100,000 each.

According to the complainant, Sarfraz Chaudhry allegedly received a bribe of Rs500,000. However, the court observed that the available record does not establish that Chaudhry directly received any amount from the complainant.

Earlier, YouTuber Rajab Butt and TikToker Nadeem Naniwala had approached the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking permission to travel abroad.

Both social media personalities are named in cybercrime and other cases and are currently subject to travel restrictions. They have filed separate petitions requesting the removal of the ban on international travel.

According to court documents, the petitions were filed through lawyers Barrister Raja Qadeer Janjua and Ahad Khokhar. The petitioners contend that their inclusion on the no-travel list is unjustified and has adversely affected their professional activities.

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The petitions name the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), the Interior Secretary, and other relevant authorities as respondents. The court has been requested to issue immediate orders removing their names from the travel-restricted list.

Hearings on the petitions are expected soon at the IHC, after which it will be determined whether the two social media personalities will be allowed to travel abroad.