MOSCOW — As Moscow’s soldiers continue their military campaign in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a measure proposing up to 15-year prison penalties for spreading “false” information on Russia’s actions overseas. The measure, which was passed by Russia’s parliament last week, stipulates prison sentences and fines forRead More →

Hearings on a Presidential Reference for the interpretation of Article 63(A) of the Pakistan Constitution on disqualification of elected MPs and its relevance to dissident legislators of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have been postponed till Monday, according to the Supreme Court of Pakistan (PTI). During the hearing, Chief Justice of PakistanRead More →

On Saturday, a special court for narcotics control granted Rana Sanaullah’s plea for a stay of proceedings in the drug case hearing. The Court for Control of Narcotic Substances requested that lawyers fight over acquittal petitions at the next hearing in the case. The hearing in the drug recovery caseRead More →

On Thursday, the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) rejected the Pakistan Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act Ordinance 2022. (PECA). According to reports, the Media Freedom Round Table Conference was held in Karachi on the topic of identifying and addressing the impediments to media freedom in Pakistan. Senior journalists present atRead More →

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) heard a petition against the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act (PECA) Amendment Ordinance 2022 on Tuesday. During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah stated that the law is being used against critics. Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech revealed that he had been misinformed onRead More →