Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has expressed concern at the unauthorized raid conducted by officials of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) at the house of editor and analyst Mohsin Baig. While the FIA is within its jurisdiction to investigate complaints, a raid conducted prior to the registration of the criminal complaint, is condemnable and an act […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has rejected the recent amendments to the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 by the federal government that are a move to stifle free speech in Pakistan. These amendments to the law are likely to have a chilling effect on free expression in Pakistan and result in censorship across the media. In […]
Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information and Spokesperson Government of the Punjab Hasaan Khawar has said that proactive disclosure of information to the public by state institutions is the most basic and foremost part of the government’s mission to promote the Right to Information Act. There is still a long way to go. […]
ISLAMABAD: While deploring a recent amendment to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, three bar associations unanimously turned down the change to the law terming it an attempt to stifle dissent and freedom of expression. In a statement on Tuesday, the Supreme Court Bar Association said, “Under the guise of PECA Ordinance, the […]
The Karachi Press Club (KPC) has expressed dismay over PTI-led government’s alleged attempts to impose fresh curbs on the freedom of speech and expression that “Pakistani citizens are constitutionally entitled to”. “Through a presidential ordinance, itself an inherently undemocratic tool for legislation, the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PT) has slapped fresh amendments onto the black law […]
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