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Daily Archives: January 3, 2016

Cybercrimes bill unlikely to pass Senate test

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ISLAMABAD: The government’s proposed cybercrime legislation has met a stumbling block in the opposition-dominated upper house of parliament. Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has vaguely told the government the controversial bill will not be passed unless it is made acceptable to all stakeholders. Expressing reservations over the ‘very controversial’ draft of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes […]


‘Facebook hacker’ held

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LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Saturday arrested a hacker blackmailing a man. According to a spokesman, an FIA anti-cyber crime team arrested Muhammad Naeem on charges of hacking Facebook profile of a man, creating fake accounts in the name of the man’s family members and blackmailing him. “Naeem would create fake Facebook accounts […]


Military courts: Legal experts fear denial of right to fair trial

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ISLAMABAD: After the passage of 21st constitutional amendment that allows establishment of military courts to try hardcore terrorists, legal experts have raised questions over the ‘denial of right to fair trial’ guaranteed by Article-10A of the Constitution. It has been learnt that most of the judicial reviews against the sentences awarded by the military courts […]