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PM Shehbaz Sharif adopts modifications to the Peca law to control social media

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Details indicate that the PECA Act 2024 has authorised the creation of the Digital Rights Protection Agency (DRPA).

Following Cabinet approval, the revised PECA Bill will be introduced in Parliament.

The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications has reportedly considering creating a Digital Rights Protection Authority (DRPA) under PECA 2016 in order to address dynamic digital vulnerabilities, according to sources citing the document approved by the Law Reforms Committee of the Cabinet.

According to the bill, the Digital Rights Protection Agency’s implementation would be handled by the Ministry of IT.

The authorities will look into legal infractions on social media and prosecute anyone who break the recently passed PECA law.

Those implicated in digital rights violations may be called in and questioned by the Digital Rights Authority.

It is important to note that the National Cyber Crime Investigation Authority was established by an SRO issued by the Ministry of IT last week.

The announcement states that the agency will be led by a 21-grade or higher rank officer who will not be older than 63 in the role of Director General.

There will be more directors, additional director generals, and additional directors at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency.

Assistant Directors and other required positions will also be formed in accordance with the agency’s makeup. The federal government will designate the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency’s Director General for a two-year term.

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Maintaining Fertiliser Price Stability: The Need for a Continuous Gas Supply to the Fertiliser Sector

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To guarantee fertiliser price stability, a cabinet committee meeting was presided over by Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, the deputy prime minister.

Senior government officials, including Industries Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain, attended the meeting.

The attendees received an update on the government’s, gas suppliers’, and fertiliser industry’s conversations. Additionally, the gas supply for the fertiliser sector was evaluated and determined to be adequate.

Throughout the Rabi cropping season, the Deputy Prime Minister ordered the fertiliser industry to maintain a continuous gas supply in order to guarantee steady production and stock levels.

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Fifth Straight Cut: PM Applauds SBP’s Policy Rate Reduction

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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has praised the State Bank of Pakistan’s decision to lower its policy rate by an additional 2 percent, stating that the bank’s current 13 percent rate is encouraging for the nation’s economy.

He expressed optimism in a statement that the policy rate cut would encourage investment and further boost investor confidence in the country’s economy.

The prime minister said that decreasing the inflation rate also lowered the policy rate and that future inflation rate reductions will be even more pronounced.

Additionally, he expressed gratitude to the Federal Finance Minister and other officials for their work in this area.

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GHQ Attack Case: Prosecution Seeks Bail Cancellation of CM KP & Other Accused, Indicts 9 More

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25 defendants, including PTI officials, have non-bailable arrest warrants issued by the Anti Terrorism Court of Rawalpindi for their failure to show up for court proceedings related to the GHQ attack case.

Judge Amjad Ali Shah added nine more suspects to the GHQ attack indictment list during today’s ATC Court sessions, bringing the total to 98.

Among the 61 defendants who appeared in court were Shah Mehmud Qureshi and the founder of the PTI.

Among those charged are Khadim Hussain Khokhar, Mehr Mohammad Javed, Chaudhary Asif, Zakir Ullah, Azeem Ullah, Shireen Mazatri, Major Retired Tahir Sadiq, and former MPA Rashid Hafeez.

A plea to cancel the bail of 23 suspects, including Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has also been filed by the prosecution side.

In the GHQ attack, there were 119 accused in total.

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