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ED attaches assets worth Rs 2.87 cr in illegal cattle smuggling case
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday said it has attached assets worth Rs 2.87 crores of family members of former Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in illegal cattle smuggling case into B
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Pakistan: Government faces backlash over Ordinances to push 'draconian law
Updated : 4 years 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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South Korea registers all-time record of 171,000 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], February 23 (ANI/Sputnik): South Korea has detected more than 170,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past day, the highest number since the beginning of the pandemic, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Journalists union challenges PECA amendments in Islamabad HC
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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
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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
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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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Govt orders blocking of apps, websites, social media accounts linked to 'S
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New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered blocking of apps, websites and social media accounts of foreign-based "Punjab Politics TV" having close links with Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), which has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activ
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Pakistan: Court slams federal Investigation agency for invoking Anti-Terro
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): The Islamabad High court on Monday, lambasted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), for wrongly invoking the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca to arrest journalist, Mohsin Jameel Baig.
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Terror funding case: Court remands Khurram Parvez, others to NIA custody f
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New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Delhi's NIA Court on Monday allowed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) till February 25, 2022 remand of human rights activist Khurram Parvez and two others, arrested in connection with a case filed under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IP
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Pakistan: Opposition, media bodies slam 'draconian law' placing fetters on
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Imran Khan government's efforts to regulate social media through amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) has received flak from the opposition parties as well as various media and journalists' bodies in Pakistan for shackling the
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Pak media bodies reject 'oppressive' amendments to law stifling 'defiant v
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Karachi [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan media bodies have rejected the oppressive amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), saying it is a flagrant move to undermine the freedom of the press, speech and defiant voices in the country, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz slams Imran Khan over new laws 'to silence media, O
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Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Sunday hit out at the Imran Khan government over its recent move to make amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, (PECA) 2016 and the Election Act, 2017 saying they are
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