ISLAMABAD (Channel News Pakistan) In the contentious tweets case, Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha were convicted to ten years in jail each by an Islamabad district court. District and Sessions Judge Afzal Majoka delivered the decision in the case involving Imaan Mazari and Hadi Ali Chattha. Both accused boycottedRead More →
The Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act Ordinance 2022 was rejected by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) on Thursday (PECA). The Media Freedom Round Table Conference was conducted in Karachi on the issue of understanding and tackling the barriers to media freedom in Pakistan, according to details. Senior journalistsRead More →
On Tuesday, Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan met with Prime Minister Imran Khan and informed him on the legal implications of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendment Ordinance. According to Khalid Javed, the PECA Amendment Ordinance would not be adopted in its current form. He stated that theRead More →
The media Joint Action Committee, which includes the APNS, CPNE, PFUJ, PBA, and AEMEND, issued a statement on Sunday emphatically rejecting the draconian amendment to the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA), calling it a clear attempt to stifle media independence, freedom of speech, and dissenting voices. The statement wentRead More →
