President signs Peca amendment bill into law
According to a press release issued by the President House, the president signed the bill into law after it was passed by the National Assembly and Senate.
He also signed the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill 2025 as well as the National Commission on the Status of Women (Amendment) Bill 2025.
The development comes a day after the Senate passed amendments to the controversial bill, triggering protests across the country.
Furthermore, the president signed the National Commission on the Status of Women Amendment Bill 2025, which seeks to strengthen the commission's role in safeguarding women's rights and addressing gender-based issues.
On Tuesday, the Senate had passed the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill 2025 and the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Amendments) Bill, 2025 with a majority vote amid a ruckus by the opposition benches. Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar presented both bills.
Despite opposition protests, the government succeeded in getting both bills approved. Tarar emphasized that both the National Assembly and Senate Standing Committees had unanimously approved the bills. He criticised opposition members for their objections without engaging in the Standing Committee's discussions and for submitting amendments after the meetings.
During the Senate session, opposition members staged a strong protest, chanting "PECA act na-mansoor" and "kala qanoon na-manzoor".
On Tuesday, as the bill sailed through the Senate, the journalist community, comprising press clubs of various cities and journalist bodies across the country, staged protests in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Peshawar, and the capital Islamabad against amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA).
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists chapters, along with Punjab Union of Journalists, National Press Club, Lahore Press Club, Karachi Press Club, Peshawar Press Club, and several press associations across Pakistan, took to the streets against the controversial amendments that they alleged were aimed at muting freedom of speech.
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