A fine of Rs2 million would be imposed for disseminating the fake news
President Asif Ali Zardari swiftly approved bill after passage from National Assembly and Senate ISLAMABAD - The controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act Amendment Bill 2025 came into force as the government issued its gazette notification on Thursday.
A day earlier, President Asif Ali Zardari approved both the bills after their passage from the National Assembly and Senate. It has been proposed in PECA that the cybercrime wing of FIA would be dissolved while a new investigation agency would be constituted. The section 37 of PECA deals with the illegal online content. The section will deal with any content against the judiciary, armed forces and Islam. A Social Media Protection Tribunal will be established to hear cases related to online content. The federal government will appoint the members of tribunal for three years.The tribunal will consist of six members and a chairman. Three members of the tribunal would be appointed for three years while information secretary, PTA chairman and secretary of information technology would also be the members of the tribunal.According to PECA, a person will have to file his complaint with the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority within 24 hours. Moreover, the media wouldn’t be allowed to publish the expunged content during the sessions of National Assembly and Senate.Civilians' trial in military court: Is May 9 more serious than terrorist attacks, asks Justice RizviA delegation of international investors met with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
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