Tag: cybercrime law

Journalist Rizwan Razi booked under cybercrime law

--Razi's son says FIA dumped his father in car and took him away    LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested journalist Rizwanur Rehman Razi from...

Cabinet approves amendment to bring blasphemy, pornography within cybercrime law: report

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016, aimed at bringing blasphemy and pornography...

PML-N’s cybercrime law comes home to roost

The law criminalises activities such as sending text messages without the receiver’s consent or criticising government actions on social media with fines and long-term imprisonment. Online criticism of the country, its courts, and the armed forces is also banned under the law.