Скачать или смотреть PECA Amendments Challenged Before IHC: What Are The Grounds? | Dawn News English

In this episode of the Digi Pod, host and digital rights activist Farieha Aziz speaks with Mian Sami ud-Din, an Advocate of the Supreme Court, about the Islamabad High Court Journalists Association's legal challenge to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Amendment Act 2025. They discuss how the new amendments introduce a regulatory authority, specialized tribunals, and criminal penalties for so-called "fake" information—raising serious concerns about press freedom, free speech, and due process.

0:05 - Introduction
0:15 - The legal challenge to PECA 2025
1:40 - New regulatory authority & its broad powers
2:26 - Criminalization of "fake news" & its implications
3:41 - Free speech restrictions under Article 19
7:22 - How journalists and social media are affected
9:44 - Bypassing the High Court & due process concerns

Tune in for an in-depth discussion on digital rights and press freedom in Pakistan!

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond.

Official Facebook:   / dawndotcom  
Official Twitter:   / dawn_com  
Website: www.dawn.com
Official Instagram:   / dawnnewsenglish  

#news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews #DigiPod #PressFreedom #Pakistan #DigitalRights #FreeSpeech #PECA #pecaamendments #IHC #islamabadhighcourt