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Pakistan's cyber-gag law Peca under fire: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): A provincial court in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Monday admitted a petition that challenged the controversial ordinance amending the country's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016.
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Pakistan Opposition plans to seek repeal of 'black law' against media
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): The opposition parties in Pakistan have decided to table a resolution in Parliament, seeking to repeal the "black law" against the media, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Opposition condemns draconian law, says Imran govt trying to muz
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 27 (ANI): Awami National Party has joined the Pakistan Opposition party Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and slammed the Imran Khan government for promulgating the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 and said it was aimed at muzz
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Amendments to media law 'oppressive and draconian', says Islamabad HC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 26 (ANI): Terming the amendments to media law in Pakistan "oppressive and draconian", Islamabad high court (IHC) has restrained the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from arresting anyone without full implementation of its standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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Scared of spiders and snakes? Being connected to nature can reduce it, sug
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Pecs [Hungary], February 24 (ANI): The world is filled with living organisms of every kind and form. While some are very beautiful and adorable for the human gaze, others unknowingly unnerve people. Two of such creatures are spiders and snakes. Intense fear of spiders is called arachnophobia
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Pak journalists to stage sit-in outside parliament on March 1 against drac
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan journalists have decided to stage a sit-in outside parliament on March 1 against a recently promulgated ordinance introducing "controversial" amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), reported local media.
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Islamabad HC prohibits arrests under Section 20 of new media ordinance
Updated : 4 years, 1 month 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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Pakistan: Government faces backlash over Ordinances to push 'draconian law
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): The Imran Khan government is facing heavy backlash from all quarters for amending the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 through the promulgation of an Ordinance.
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Pakistan: Journalists union challenges PECA amendments in Islamabad HC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), on Tuesday, has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court opposing the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
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Imran Khan govt faces backlash over new draconian cybercrime law
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is facing heavy criticism from the opposition, journalists and judiciary alike over the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
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Amendment to media law yet another desperate attempt of Imran Khan govt to
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Imran Khan government bringing in the amendment in the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, PECA (2016) through an ordinance is a clear indication of the government's desperation to avoid any parliamentary discussion on a law that has direct implicati
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Pakistan: Journalist bodies walkout of meeting with Imran Khan govt over
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Denouncing the law placing fetters on the fundamental rights of citizens, representatives of media and journalist organizations in Pakistan on Monday, walked out of a meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, reported
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