1 day ago · PECA Amendment Bill 2025 challenged in LHC. In a related news, the PECA Bill, has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC). As per details, the petitioner said in his plea that the PECA bill ...

2 days ago · The Senate on Tuesday passed controversial amendments to the country’s cybercrime laws — the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016 — triggering countrywide protests by media bodies ...

1 day ago · Peca bill. The bill titled "Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025" included new definitions, the establishment of regulatory and investigative bodies, and stricter penalties for ...

Page 5 of 29 THE PREVENTION OF ELECTRONIC CRIMES ACT, 2016 ACT NO. XL OF 2016 [18th August, 2016] An Act to make provisions for prevention of electronic crimes WHEREAS it is expedient to prevent unauthorized acts with respect to information systems and provide for related offences as well as mechanisms for their investigation, prosecution, trial and

1 day ago · The PECA, a law enacted in 2016, was passed by lower and upper houses, aimed at addressing cybercrime and regulating electronic communication in Pakistan. It was meant to combat online offences ...

1 day ago · Press release. Coalition for freedom of expression formed in response to PECA law. Islamabad, 30 January 2025.At a consultation held earlier today by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), participants deplored the passage of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (PECA) (Amendment) Act 2025 on the grounds that it would stifle freedom of expression further, not only for the press but ...

4 days ago · Ten years ago, a law emerged that continues to shape Pakistan’s digital landscape—The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, or PECA, 2016. It all started in 2...

The PECA Ordinance is an ordinance which states that the exemption for PEMRA licensed TV channels has been abolished in the Electronic Crimes Act 2016, after which fake information about any person on television. News or ridicule can also be considered an electronic crime.

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In 2016, the National Assembly enacted the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (“PECA”) to provide a comprehensive legal framework to define various kinds of electronic crimes, mechanisms for investigation, prosecution and adjudication in relation to electronic crimes.