Legislation will allow parliamentarians to participate in election campaign and declare online defamation a punishable offense
Islamabad: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that two important legislations had been sent to the federal cabinet for approval, which would allow the parliamentarians to participate in the election campaign and declare online defamation a punishable offense.
Under the first law, he said in a tweet, it had been proposed to allow the Parliamentarians’ participation in the election campaign. While in the second law, it had been suggested declaring the defamation of people on social media a punishable offense.
In the law related to online public defamation, he said it had been made mandatory for the courts to decide the case within six months.
وفاقی کابینہ کو دو اہم قانون منظوری کیلئے بھیجےگئےہیں،پہلےقانون کےتحت پارلیمنٹیرینز کوالیکشن کمپین میں حصہ لینےکی اجازت دی گئ ہے جبکہ دوسرے قانون کے تحت سوشل میڈیا پرلوگوں کی عزت اچھالنے کو قابل تعزیرجرم قرار دے دیا گیا ہے،عدالتوں کوپابند کیا گیا ہے کہ فیصلہ چھ ماہ میں کیا جائے
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) February 19, 2022
PM Shehbaz launches World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework for Pakistan
- 8 hours ago
Gohar says PTI founder calls off talks with govt over delay in constituting judicial commission
- 11 hours ago
Siddiqui urges resumption of talks as govt yet to reject any PTI demand
- 2 hours ago
Trump pardons Silk Road operator Ross Ulbricht
- 13 hours ago
What Trump’s executive orders tell us about the future of immigration
- 11 hours ago
PM Shehbaz sends letter of congratulations to US President Trump
- 7 hours ago
Six terrorists neutralised in Balochistan’s Zhob district: ISPR
- 8 hours ago
Pakistan demands accountability for Israeli crimes
- 13 hours ago
PECA amendment bill has no effect on working journalists: Atta Tarar
- 2 hours ago
The frustrating reason we’re not saving more kids from malaria
- 11 hours ago
Gold price plunges Rs750 per tola in Pakistan
- 11 hours ago
Govt to install CCTV cameras in Karachi colleges
- 14 hours ago