Despite having passed the Cyber Crime Bill on April 13, 2016, the National Assembly made little to no efforts to disseminate the document anywhere. The Bill […]
A man stabbed and killed his 16-year-old sister on Wednesday because she was using a mobile phone. While to some the very idea may sound ludicrous, […]
Long before activists and organizations could begin scrutinizing Punjab’s Women’s Protection Act, they found themselves instead having to fight for its very right to exist. The […]
Punjab’s violence against women problem is no small one. And the Protection of Women Against Violence Act 2015 is a good first step in addressing the […]
On December 11th, 2015, the Economic Coordination Council (ECC) approved the long awaited Telecom Policy 2015. The policy focuses on several issues faced by cellular mobile […]
Public bodies of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab are negligent in complying with the provincial Right to Information laws. Lahore, February 4th, 2016: Digital Rights Foundation and […]
Internet users in Pakistan may have noticed that YouTube no longer appears to be persona non grata. The extremely popular video-sharing website, banned in 2012 by […]
The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, Mr. David Kaye, recently shared with the Government of Pakistan his concerns with the draft […]