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| NA committee approves 'controversial' cyber-crime bill |
| 2015-04-17 |
| [DAWN] The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on Thursday approved the 'The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2015', a bill criticised for being controversial and draconian. The bill is yet to be tabled before the National Assembly. Today's approval came during a meeting of the committee which convened under the Chairmanship of MNA Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar, and was attended by members of the IT committee and officials of the ministry. According to the bill, criticism online of religion, the country, its courts, and the armed forces are among subjects which will invoke official intervention. Minister of State for Information Technology Advocate Anusha Rehman Khan said that the bill is necessary to prevent unauthorised acts with respect to information systems, and provide for related offences, as well as mechanisms for their investigation, prosecution, trial and international cooperation. She said the objective of the bill will is to effectively prevent cyber crime and contribute towards national security, while providing and enabling a secure environment for investment in information technology, e-commerce and e-payments systems. |
| Posted by:Fred |