Tag: #PECA
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Government should have the power to make laws: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minsiter for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday said that the power to make laws should be in the hands of the government, while the responsibility to implement those laws lies with the judiciary. Fawad issued the statement after holding a meeting with the Speaker of the Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi…
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Journalist associations challenge PECA ordinance in IHC
ISLAMABAD: After former Lahore High Court bar president, different journalist associations of Pakistan have also challenged the recently promulgated Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 (PECA) in the Islamabad HIgh Court (IHC). The challenged law has triggered protests from media bodies and civil society who have termed it a “draconian law”. The journalists…
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Fawad Chaudhry says government is ready to withdraw PECA
In a significant development, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday announced that the government was ready to withdraw the PECA ordinance
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PM defends PECA law in his address to the nation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said on Monday that Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) law was enacted in 2016, and the existing government had only added amendments to it. “A head of state who has not been involved in any type of corruption is not scared of the media,” the Prime Minister, turning down…
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PM terms criticism on PECA Ordinance as unwarranted
ISLAMABAD: A meeting held by party leaders and spokespersons under the chairmanship of Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday termed the criticism on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Amendment (PECA) Ordinance 2022 as unwarranted and said that no one could be targeted due to the ordinance. During the meeting, the political and economic progress…