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Pakistan

Raoof Hasan granted post-arrest bail in PECA case

The court approved bail bonds of Rs. 50,000

Updated 01 Aug, 2024 10:04pm

Pakistan

Raoof Hasan’s remand extended, two female activists granted bail in PECA case

PTI activists are accused of running anti-state campaigns

Updated 25 Jul, 2024 12:29pm

Pakistan

PM approves committee to get consensus for PECA amendments

The committee will be led by Rana Sanaullah

Published 20 May, 2024 09:59pm

Pakistan

AEMEND expresses ‘serious concerns’ over defamation, PECA laws

Adds that legislation without considering stakeholders will suppress freedom of speech

Published 16 May, 2024 10:33pm

Pakistan

Joint Action Committee calls for consultation before passing PECA, defamation laws

Journalist bodies express serious concerns over proposed bills

Updated 16 May, 2024 10:29pm

Pakistan

PM gives node to powerful digital rights agency to regulate social media

PECA will also be amended

Published 09 May, 2024 07:14am

Pakistan

Army Act amendments rushed through Senate

Punishment for defaming army set at two years

Updated 27 Jul, 2023 11:25pm

Pakistan

KP man gets death penalty for blashphemy over WhatsApp

The crime was proven after a forensic analysis of the accused's phone

Published 26 Mar, 2023 04:26pm

Pakistan

Azam Swati’s bail plea distances him from controversial tweet

Plea filed by lawyer Babar Awan says tweets not posted by petitioner

Published 24 Dec, 2022 07:10pm

Pakistan

Video leak: Verdict on bail plea of Aamir Liaquat’s third wife tomorrow

Dania Shah was arrested over popular televangelist's obscene videos that were uploaded to social media in May

Published 22 Dec, 2022 01:38pm

Pakistan

IHC seeks report from FIA on petitions challenging PECA amendment bill

Additional Attorney General Qasim Wadood says 22,000 complaints out of 94,000 had been addressed

Published 08 Apr, 2022 09:16am

Pakistan

Twitter schools Shireen Mazari after fake letter share

The shared document was apparently declared a fake at least 20 years ago

Published 14 Mar, 2022 06:43pm

Pakistan

Govt stops PECA's Section 20 implementation, AGP Jawed informs IHC

Cites PM Imran himself 'expressed astonishment' over Section 20 of the ordinance and questioned how this was allowed to happen

Published 11 Mar, 2022 09:59am

سندھ ہائی کورٹ سکھر: ایس یو جے نے پیکا آرڈیننس کو چیلنج کردیا

سکھر یونین آف جرنلسٹس نے پیکا آرڈیننس کو سندھ ہائی کورٹ سکھر میں...

Updated 27 Feb, 2022 06:43pm

Pakistan

IHC rejects PML-N plea against PECA ordinance as ‘inadmissible’

Assures petitioner of not hearing any other political party application

Published 25 Feb, 2022 03:20pm

سوشل میڈیا پر لوگوں کی عزتوں سے کھلواڑ کیا جا رہا ہے، فواد چوہدری

اسلام آباد:وفاقی وزیر اطلاعات ونشریات فواد چوہدری نے پیکا قانون...

Published 25 Feb, 2022 02:04pm

Pakistan

FIA doing self-censorship through PECA, remarks Justice Minallah

AGP Khalid Javed seeks time from Islamabad court to present argument against pleas challenging the ordinance

Published 24 Feb, 2022 05:46pm

مسلم لیگ (ن) نے پیکا ترمیمی آرڈیننس اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ میں چیلنج کردیا

اسلام آباد:پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن)نے پیکا ترمیمی آرڈیننس اسلام آباد...

Published 24 Feb, 2022 02:14pm

Pakistan

Govt ally MQM-P also urge PM Imran to revoke PECA ordinance

IT minister Aminul Haque, in letter to premier, says stakeholders were not taken into confidence before promulgating the ordinance

Published 23 Feb, 2022 05:25pm

وفاقی حکومت نے ایف آئی اے کو پیکا آرڈیننس کے تحت گرفتاریوں سے روک دیا

اسلام آباد: وفاقی حکومت نے ایف آئی اے کو پیکا آرڈیننس کے تحت...

Updated 23 Feb, 2022 08:39pm

Pakistan

IHC restrains FIA from making arrests under Section 20 of PECA ordinance

Issues notice to attorney general for seeking his assistance in the case

Updated 23 Feb, 2022 01:38pm

مسلم لیگ(ن) کا پیکا ترمیمی آرڈیننس اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ میں چیلنج کرنے کا فیصلہ

اسلام آباد: پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) نے پیکا ترمیمی آرڈیننس اسلام...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 12:27pm

وفاقی وزیر امین الحق نے بھی وزیراعظم سے (پیکا) آرڈیننس واپس لینے کا مطالبہ کردیا

اسلام آباد:وفاقی وزیرانفارمیشن ٹیکنالوجی امین الحق نے بھی...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 11:46am

اسلام آباد ہائیکورٹ نے پیکا قانون کی دفعہ 20 کے تحت گرفتاریوں سے روک دیا

رپورٹ: آصف نوید اسلام آبادہائیکورٹ نے پریوینشن الیکٹرانک ...

Published 23 Feb, 2022 10:40am

پی ایف یو جے نے پیکا آرڈیننس کو لاہور و اسلام آباد ہائی کورٹ میں چیلینج کردیا

الیکٹرانک جرائم کی روک تھام کے ایکٹ (PECA) پیکا 2016 میں ترمیم کرنے...

Published 22 Feb, 2022 03:40pm

Pakistan

PPP to challenge PECA amendments in courts

Opposition, HRCP, journalist fraternity condemn ordinance to regulate social media

Published 21 Feb, 2022 04:32pm

Pakistan

Journalists lambast govt for amendments to 2016 PECA ordinance

The journalist fraternity has taken to social media to reject the changes made to the Prevention of Electronics...

Published 21 Feb, 2022 10:33am

Pakistan

President Alvi promulgates ordinance aimed at countering ‘fake news’

Law Minister Farogh Nasim says spreading ‘fake news’ will be non-bailable and non-cognizable offence under amendment to PECA

Updated 20 Feb, 2022 07:34pm

Pakistan

IHC seeks report from Islamabad IG on ‘torture’ on Baig during arrest

'The case cannot be dismissed on any third person’s application. We don’t know whether the accused wants to dismiss the case or not, says IHC CJ Minallah

Updated 18 Feb, 2022 08:38pm

Science

Personal data protection law on the cards

By Tahir Amin ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has finalised the “Personal...

Published 22 Nov, 2021 10:25am