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President Asif Ali Zardari addresses a press conference in Karachi, on May 11, 2022. — X/@MediaCellPPP
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ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on Wednesday, on Wednesday, President Asif Ali Zardari, on Wednesday, on Wednesday after President Asif Ali Zardari, on Wednesday, on Wednesday, President Asif Ali Zardari. Agree
According to a press release issued by the President’s House, the President signed the bill after the National Assembly and the Senate were approved.
He also signed the National Commission (Amendment) Bill 2025 on the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill 2025 as well as the women’s status.
This development is a day after the Senate approves amendments to the controversial bill, which has mobilized protests across the country.
The bodies of opposition parties and journalists staged a joint protest across the country against the controversial adaptation of the PECA law, after which many legal aspects, including the use of the term “fake news”, explain more than “controversial” Lack of “was announced. Media workers fear that the amended law will also be used to target them and will affect the freedom press.
In addition, the media brotherly expressed his anger at the government to approve the amendment without consulting or bringing them into confidence.
Meanwhile, the ANP’s Emal Wali said it was a “strict law” because it had imposed sanctions on freedom of expression. He announced a walkout from Parliament with other members of his party and said, “This bill smells of shoes.”
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This bill, titled “Electronic Crime Prevention (Amendment) Act, 2025”, includes new definitions, establishing regulatory and investigative agencies, and a severe penalty for spreading “false” information.
According to the bill, the government has reduced the punishment for spreading “fake information” online for three years, while they will also face a fine of up to Rs 2 million.
“Whoever deliberately exposes any information through any information system or transmits any information, which he knows or is the reason to believe it or because he is a liar Or is fake and is likely to create or create a sense of fear, panic or disorder or unrest. Or can increase with both.
Meanwhile, the new amendment bill also proposed the establishment of the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority (SMPRA), the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) and the establishment of a social media protection tribunal.
The statement of the goods and reasons states that the purpose of preventing electronic crime (amendment) Bill 2025 is to modernize and expand the legislative framework to counter cybercrime in Pakistan, alignment with current day requirements. To ensure and remove the growing complications of cyber risks.
In addition, it states that anyone can approach the authority to remove or withhibit access to such information “angry and incorrect information” and the authority will issue an order after 24 hours on request. –
According to the bill, the authority should consist of chairperson and eight other members, of which the Secretary of the Interior, the PEMRA chairman and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) chairman or any member of the PTA. He added, “In addition to former offspring members, the chairperson and five members will appoint the federal government for an unstable period of years directly.”
The proposed changes also say that the authority may need any social media platform for any way, form and such fees in any way.
It added that in addition to the requirements of the Act, the additional terms or the desired desired as appropriate can also be fixed while joining the social media platform list.
The bill states that the authority will have the option to issue instructions to the social media platform for removing or removing the content online if it is against Pakistan’s ideology.
- Inflammation with the law, to take the law into their hands, to force, to intimidate, to intimidate or to terrorism, frightening the public, individuals, groups, communities, government officials and institutions.
- Provokes public or public section to damage public or private property
- Forcing or threatening the section of the people or the public, thus prevents them from advancing their legal trade and disrupting urban life.
- Increase hatred and contempt on religious, sectarian or ethnic grounds.
- In violation of any applicable law, porn or porn contains anything
- Are known for fake or wrong or there are plenty of reasons to believe that it may be fake or false beyond a reasonable suspicion
- The judiciary, the armed forces, the parliament or the members of the Provincial Assembly, are prejudiced against anyone.
- Or promote and encourage other types of violence against terrorism and state or its institutions.
In addition, the new amendments also suggested the constitution of a social media complaint council to obtain and take complaints made by the parties to violate any provision of cybercrime law.
The bill also proposes the establishment of a social media protection tribunals. Each tribunal will consist of a chairperson, which will be eligible to be a High Court judge, a journalist with a press club, and a software engineer.
The tribunals will have to resolve the cases within 90 days, which allows the Supreme Court to appeal within 60 days.
It also proposed the establishment of an investigative agency to be called the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for investigating, investigating and prosecuting crimes described under this Act.
