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July 8, 2025The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is reviewing petitions filed by journalist groups including the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, Islamabad High Court Journalists Association, and senior anchor Hamid Mir challenging the 2025 amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). Under Justice Raja I. Ameen Minhas, the court asked these bodies to submit proposals aimed at regulating social media and scrutinizing the legal frameworks used to combat fake and defamatory content. The hearing opened with detailed arguments from PFUJ’s counsel, tracing the evolution of PECA from its original 2016 version to the newly introduced provisions such as establishing a Social Media Complaints Council that petitioners allege threaten freedom of expression and press independence. The petitioners raised serious concerns over the amendments, calling them a threat to free speech.
