An Islamabad local court, presided over by Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah, has ordered the blocking of 27 Pakistani YouTube channels, including those belonging to prominent journalists and political figures such as Siddique Jan, Imran Riaz Khan, Sabir Shakir, Moeed Pirzada, Ahmad Noorani, Habib Akram, Matiullah Jan, Aftab Iqbal, and former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The directive was issued following a petition by Pakistan's National Cybercrime Investigation Agency and an inquiry initiated by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on June 2. The channels were accused of disseminating false, misleading, and anti-state content under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). YouTube has notified the affected content creators about the court order and is considering blocking the channels. The Supreme Court Bar Association has criticized the National Cybercrime Coordination Center's actions and the judicial order as violations of fundamental rights, including due process and freedom of speech guaranteed under Articles 10-A and 19 of Pakistan's Constitution. Additionally, criminal proceedings against the banned channels are anticipated. The ban has sparked debate over media freedom and government censorship in Pakistan.