On September 10, the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, chaired by Senator Ali Zafar, declared 372 cases registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) by provincial authorities as illegal and ordered their immediate withdrawal. The committee emphasized that only the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) is authorized to register such cases, following recent amendments to the law. During the meeting, it was disclosed that 1,214 PECA cases had been registered nationwide, including 10 against journalists. Senator Ali Zafar emphasized that no citizen should be prosecuted unlawfully and cautioned against using PECA as a tool of censorship. Officials from the Ministry of Interior informed the committee that none of the registered cases related to anti-state activities, but were instead linked to hate crimes, incitement, and sectarian violence.