Tag: cyber crime bill

Cyber Crime Bill: bloggers arrested for posting fake images online

Few bloggers are reportedly missing for more than 12 hours now as they are not responding to their mobile numbers after appearing before FIA Cyber...

‘PPP rejects Cyber Crime Bill in existing form’

Sindh chief minister’s Special assistant on Information, Science and Technology Sikandar Shoro said we were facing biggest challenge of cyber crime in modern era. It...

Cyber Crime bill to reduce women harassment cases

The Cyber Crime Bill-2016 endorsed by both houses of the Parliament would greatly help reduce the number of women harassment cases especially in rural...

Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act is human rights compliant: Zafarullah

Law and Justice Minister Zafarullah Khan said in a statement on Friday that Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, has enacted provisions for...

NA passes Cybercrime Bill today

The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday passed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) 2015 after the Senate's unanimous adoption of the bill earlier...

Electronic Crime Bill 2016 to be made law next week: minister

Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rehman has said that the amended “Electronic Crime Bill, 2016” will be made a law...

Tweet no more: Bill to tame social media sails through Senate

14-year imprisonment, Rs 5 million fine proposed for cyber terrorism, seven-year imprisonment each for spreading hate material on the basis of ethnicity, religion and sect and for spreading child pornography

Bilawal voices reservations over Cyber Crime Bill

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari voiced his reservations regarding the recent cyber crime bill, which was lately adopted by the Senate...

Cybercrime bill to give PTA power to censor Internet

The government’s new cyber crime bill may finally permit the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) the authority to manage, remove or block content on the...

Senators hear cybercrime bill trashed by rights groups

Digital Rights Foundation and Bolo Bhi held a consultation on Tuesday on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill, 2015, on the day that it...

Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by NA

Proposed bill criminalises activities such as sending text messages without the receiver’s consent or criticising govt actions on social media with fines and long-term imprisonment

NA approves controversial Cyber Crime Bill 

The National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday approved the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015. The bill must be approved by Senate before it can...