ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP):The Senate of Pakistan on Tuesday passed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) (Amendment) Bill, 2025, aimed at addressing the growing concerns of fake news, illegal ...

The opposition lawmakers subsequently staged a walkout in protest. Journalists, protesting the PECA amendments, also exited the press gallery. In response, a delegation of senators, including ...

The Senate on Tuesday passed controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) Bill, 2025, amid a walkout by journalists from the press gallery and protests by the opposition.

On Tuesday, the Senate approved amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, sparking controversy and backlash from journalists and opposition members. The newly passed PECA ...

During the Senate session, opposition members staged a strong protest, chanting "PECA act na-mansoor" and "kala qanoon na-manzoor." Members of the Awami National Party (ANP) walked out in protest ...

Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Secretary General Arshad Ansari addressed a protest against the controversial amendments to the PECA, raising serious concerns over the bill’s ...

The Senate Standing Committee on Interior has approved amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), despite strong objections from journalist organisations and media bodies.

ISLAMABAD: The government, Wednesday, introduced, “the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025” in the National Assembly to punish with imprisonment which may extend up to three ...

In light of various concerns raised by different segment of the society, the government has said that it carried out due consultations and that the proposed amendments to the Prevention of ...

The federal government is set to make harsher amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016 via the PECA Act (Amendment) Bill 2025 to combat fake news and curb the misuse of ...

As per Dawn’s report, the draft amendments proposed adding a new provision, Section 26(A), to Peca to penalise perpetrators of “fake news” online. It stated that any person who ...