ISLAMABAD: The amendments in the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) have been challenged in the Supreme Court, praying to declare them ultra vires to the constitutional power of the ...

FAISALABAD: The PECA Act is a draconian law that stifles society and undermines freedom of expression. This issue affects not only journalists and media owners but also the fundamental rights of ...

Decrying the Peca amendments as a ‘black’ law, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, which organised the protest, had called out ruling parties for advocating for freedom of expression ...

The minister said the Peca amendments propose the establishment of a Social Media Authority, all of whose nominees would be from the private sector, including an IT expert and a journalist ...

During the hearing of a petition on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act (Peca), 2025, in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), a lawyer warned that if the law is enforced, journalists ...

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) was informed on Tuesday that the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act (Peca), 2025, contained errors, including incorrect section numbering and ...

A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenging the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), citing concerns over their impact on freedom of ...

Advocate Shafiq, while advancing the arguments, raised a point that the PECA Bill had been passed in haste and even the sections of the law had been wrongly numbered. “The law is full of ...

ISLAMABAD: Amid raging controversy and widespread outcry, President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday gave assent to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill 2025 (PECA). In addition to ...

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) to challenge the amendments recently introduced to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.

However, this freedom has been undermined by the PECA Act, which was passed in the name of regulating social media and countering fake news. The act has raised serious concerns, as it seems to be ...