LAHORE: The Lahore High Court granted bail to social media activist Ruba Haider in a cybercrime case regarding uploading doctored pictures of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on the internet.

Advocate Azhar Siddique argued on behalf of the petitioner that the FIA registered the case against his client on political considerations. He said the prosecution had failed to prove if the social media account allegedly used to share AI generated pictures of the chief minister belonged to the petitioner. He argued that the FIA itself became a complainant and investigator as well, which was unlawful. He asked the court to allow the bail to the petitioner and order her release.

Published in Dawn, February 22nd, 2025

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