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Islamabad HC declares PECA ordinance null and void
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) ordinance was declared null and void by Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday.
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'Colonial' media law meant to gag Press in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): The "oppressive" media law amendments promulgated by the Imran Khan government as an ordinance is colonial in nature and is meant to gag the Press, said a media report.
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Islamabad HC prohibits arrests under Section 20 of new media ordinance
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday prohibited the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from making arrests under Section 20 of the recently promulgated Ordinance making amendments to the media law in the country, local media reported.
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Pak journalists' union calls Imran Khan govt's proposed media authority la
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 11 (ANI): A multi-stakeholders convention of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) rejected the proposed law Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) as a "draconian and black law" on Saturday, reported local media.
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Pakistan Speaker orders locking press gallery during President's address o
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 14 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against proposed controversial media laws in Pakistan, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Monday ordered locking of the press gallery in the wake of the call given by the Parliamentary Reporters Association (PRA) to
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Pakistan: Journalists, lawyers, activists protest outside parliament agai
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] September 13 (ANI): Hundreds of journalists in Pakistan gathered outside the Parliament House on Sunday to protest against the proposed 'Pakistan Media Development Authority' (PMDA) law.
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