Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by National Assembly of Pakistan

Adeelsaleem

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
ISLAMABAD: The controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 was approved in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday.

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The bill must also be approved by Senate before it can be signed into law.

The draconian bill ? which has been criticised by the IT industry as well as civil society for curbing human rights and giving overreaching powers to law enforcement agencies ? was submitted to the NA for voting in Jan 2015 by the Ministry of IT.

It was then referred to the NA Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication to address concerns raised by the opposition members and stakeholders from the industry.

A draft of the cybercrime bill was then forcefully cleared by the standing committee in September before being forwarded to the NA for final approval without showing committee members the copy of the bill.

According to critics, the proposed bill criminalises activities such as sending text messages without the receivers consent or criticising government actions on social media with fines and long-term imprisonment. Industry representatives have argued that the bill would harm business as well.

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Online criticism of religion, the country, its courts, and the armed forces are among subjects which could invoke official intervention under the bill.

Scratch through the surface of the Bill, and there is much that is controversial.

Critics say that a government-led sub-committee put in time to modify the draft that had originally been chiselled by the IT ministry and industry stakeholders and activists the latter now holding that they were excluded from the process of finalising the draft.

What now stands to be tabled in the National Assembly, they say, is a loosely worded piece of legal drafting that not just betrays a poor grasp of the technical aspects of digital communications and the internet, but also contains several deeply problematic clauses that are open to misinterpretation and may be used as crutches for censorship and the suppression of views a government finds unpalatable.


ISLAMABAD: The controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 was approved in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday.
The bill must be approved by Senate before it can be signed into law.
The draconian bill ? which has been criticised by the IT industry and by civil society for curbing human rights and giving overreaching powers to law enforcement agencies ? was submitted to the NA for voting in Jan 2015 by the Ministry of IT.

It was referred to the NA Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication to address concerns raised by the opposition members and stakeholders from the industry.

The draft cybercrime bill was forcefully cleared by the standing committeein September before being forwarded to the NA for final approval without showing the members the copy of the bill.

According to critics, the proposed bill criminalises activities such as sending text messages without the receivers consent or criticising government actions on social media with fines and long-term imprisonment. Industry representatives have argued that the bill would harm business as well.

Online criticism of religion, the country, its courts, and the armed forces are among subjects which could invoke official intervention under the bill.


Scratch through the surface of the Bill, and there is much that is controversial.


Critics say that a government-led sub-committee put in time to modify the draft that had originally been chiselled by the IT ministry and industry stakeholders and activists the latter now holding that they were excluded from the process of finalising the draft.
What now stands to be tabled in the National Assembly, they say, is a loosely worded piece of legal drafting that not just betrays a poor grasp of the technical aspects of digital communications and the internet, but also contains several deeply problematic clauses that are open to misinterpretation and may be used as crutches for censorship and the suppression of views a government finds unpalatable.

Consider, for instance, Section 31, the most jarring of several examples.

Under this section, the government could block access to any website in the interest of the glory of Islam or the integrity, security or defence of Pakistan or any part thereof, friendly relations with foreign states, public order, decency or morality.... Who is to decide what undermines the integrity of Pakistan, or its relations with other states?

Who exactly are the friendly foreign states, and where would countries with which Pakistan has fluctuating ties such as the US be placed? Critics also refer to several other technically flawed and vague definitions that pose threats to ordinary citizens.


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indigo

Siasat.pk - Blogger
Re: Finally National Assembly approves Cyber Crime Bill

This bill will be used to target PTI supporters. You cannot enforce this bill with equity. Enforce morality for ordinary citizens but not for powerful like Prime Minister.
 

asadrehman

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Re: Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by NA

Chalo bhai sb pti walon ko pakar k jail may bhejo....bari tanqeed ho gae mirasio ki hakoomat pay
 

Iconoclast

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Re: Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by NA

Time to start using Tor while I'm here lol. Najayz group is losing it
 

Ali raza babar

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Re: Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by NA

So you can be jailed for criticizing the Govt?
Time to leave , for good.
 

Zain Itrat

Minister (2k+ posts)
Re: Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by NA

نثار میں تیری گلیوں پہ اے وطن کہ جہاں
چلی ہے رسم کے کوئی نہ سر اٹھا کہ چلے
 

chandaa

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Re: Controversial Cyber Crime Bill approved by NA

And the first VICTIM of this bill might be Siasat.Pk. The admins of this forum should make alternative arrangements to keep this forum LIVE.
 

Liaqat Hussain

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
ISLAMABAD: The controversial Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 was approved in the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday.

570dda4ae1255.jpg


The bill must also be approved by Senate before it can be signed into law.

The draconian bill ─ which has been criticised by the IT industry as well as civil society for curbing human rights and giving overreaching powers to law enforcement agencies ─ was submitted to the NA for voting in Jan 2015 by the Ministry of IT.

It was then referred to the NA Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication to address concerns raised by the opposition members and stakeholders from the industry.

A draft of the cybercrime bill was then forcefully cleared by the standing committee in September before being forwarded to the NA for final approval without showing committee members the copy of the bill.

According to critics, the proposed bill criminalises activities such as sending text messages without the receiver’s consent or criticising government actions on social media with fines and long-term imprisonment. Industry representatives have argued that the bill would harm business as well.

12993564_579189018906947_2546933801961567411_n.png


Online criticism of religion, the country, its courts, and the armed forces are among subjects which could invoke official intervention under the bill.

Scratch through the surface of the Bill, and there is much that is controversial.

Critics say that a government-led sub-committee put in time to modify the draft that had originally been chiselled by the IT ministry and industry stakeholders and activists — the latter now holding that they were excluded from the process of finalising the draft.

What now stands to be tabled in the National Assembly, they say, is a loosely worded piece of legal drafting that not just betrays a poor grasp of the technical aspects of digital communications and the internet, but also contains several deeply problematic clauses that are open to misinterpretation and may be used as crutches for censorship and the suppression of views a government finds unpalatable.

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Hunain Khalid

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Attention: Provincial Govt and Federal Govt

I am ready .......... I will never stop posting all Anti PMLN stuff.
 

idrees2be2002

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yeh kis kis ka moun band karein gay?
Mere kyal mein Siasat.pk k admins ese hone chahye jo pakistan se bahir rehte houn, leken jin ke paas time ho.
kyun ke bahir rehne wale pakistanio ko yeh kese jail mein daalein gay.
Aur sab admins se request hai ke apna koi real name use na kare.
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