Amid opposition protests and a walkout by journalists from the press gallery, on January 28, the Senate passed the controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) Amendment Bill, 2025, and the Digital Nation Pakistan Bill, 2024. Both bills had been passed earlier by the National Assembly on January 23 and now await the president’s assent to become law. […]

Different political parties’ leadership have opposed the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, 2025, passed by the National Assembly on January 23. On January 26, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Pakistan opposed the amendments, expressing grave concerns over press freedom and the lack of consultations. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, JI Emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman, while acknowledging the need to combat fake news,