Below is a summary of the discussion and outcomes of the two meetings held on June 29 and 30 by the Senate Standing Committee on IT’s subcommittee, tasked to review the Prevention of...
Posted by | May 13, 2016
On April 13, 2016, the National Assembly of Pakistan passed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill. Take a look at our comparison of the April 2015, September 2015 and April...
Posted by | May 11, 2016
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB), after being passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on April 13, 2016, has now moved to the Senate. It is on tomorrow's (May...
Posted by | April 9, 2016
Joint Action Committee Calls upon Opposition Parties to Resist PECB on Floor of Assembly For Immediate Release April 10, 2016: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill (PECB) has been on...
Posted by | January 14, 2016
The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 has drawn opposition across parties. Below are amendments fielded by legislators from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
Posted by | December 7, 2015
Citizens of Pakistan have grave concerns regarding the government's proposed Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill. Despite reservations that have been raised at public forums, in the media and sent in...
Posted by | August 21, 2015
For Immediate Release August 21, 2015: On May 3, the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on IT invited public input on the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015, in writing via email,...
Posted by | August 12, 2015
On August 11, 2015, industry groups and digital and human rights organizations, under the umbrella of the Joint Action Committee, submitted their proposed revisions on the government's draft Prevention of...
Posted by | July 1, 2015
PECB2015: The Story So Far PECO (Pakistan Electronic Crimes Ordinance) was promulgated by then President Pervez Musharraf in 2007. Since it was an ordinance, it lapsed in 2009. PECO was...
Posted by | May 22, 2015
Update on today's meeting: When we found out that the invitation to today's standing committee on IT meeting had been further restricted to 5 people and all JAC members had...
