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Digital Security Bill: JS body submits report, ignores concerns of journalists
A parliamentary body yesterday submitted its report on the much-debated Digital Security Bill, ignoring concerns of journalists and media owners over some of its sections.
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Section 57 will go but case proceedings to continue
Posts, Telecommunications and IT Minister Mustafa Jabbar yesterday said section 57 of the ICT Act would no longer be there after the passing of the Digital Security Bill by parliament.
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Digital Security Bill: JS body finalises report
A parliamentary body yesterday finalised its report on the much-debated Digital Security Bill without addressing some concerns of journalists and media owners.
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It will curtail free speech
Stressing the need for a law amid growing concerns over the country's rapidly flourishing information technology sector, journalists, authors and rights activists yesterday said that if the proposed digital security bill was passed with its current content, it will severely curtail freedom of the press and expression.
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Scrutiny of Digital Security Bill: JS body gets 2 more months
Parliament yesterday gave two more months for further scrutiny of the Digital Security Bill-2018.
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Why are we worried?
The Editors' Council yesterday at a meeting with the law minister and post telecommuni-cations and ICT minister expressed deep concern over some provisions in the digital security bill placed in parliament last week. Freedom of expression and independent journalism, they feared, will largely be affected if those provisions remain in the proposed legislation.
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Digital Security Bill: No discussion with stake-holders
The parliamentary standing committee on the post, telecom and IT ministry will not sit with any stakeholders to review the proposed
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Digital security bill placed in JS amid concern
The much-debated Digital Security Bill-2018 was placed in parliament last night.
