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THE CIZETTE Ol' PAKIS-I AN.
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DECEMBER 4,
2021
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the attcmpt to punish the complainant for rcfusal to comply to such
a rcquest or is made a condition for cmploymcnt;
(i)
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mcans thrcatening a pcrson with any injury to his
person, reputation o. propcrty, or to rhe frerson or repulation of aJly
one in whom that person is interested, with intenl to cause alarm to
that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is
legally bound to do. or to omit to do any act which he is legall_,bound to do, as the mcans ofavoiding the execution ofsuch threat,
"Intimidrtion"
'Jeurlalisl"
mcans any pcrson who is professionally oa regularly
cnga8cd by a nctvspapcrr magazinc, ncws website or other news
broadcast medium (whethcr onlinc or omine), or any p€rson with a
substantral track rccord of frcclancing for at lcast three years for
any ncwspaper, rnagazinc- ncws wcbsilc or olher news broadcasr
medium;
(k) 'Medir profc.ssional"
includcs aDy olher person regolarly or
professionall)' enSaSed in th€ collcction, processing ard
dissemination of infonnauon to the public vio any means of mass
communicalion, including cameraperson and photographers,
technical suppo(ing sraff, drivers and interprete.s, editors,
lransla(ors, publishcrs- broadcasters. prinlers and distributors;
(l) 'M€dia owner' mca s thc owrcr of a media house or agency
which collects and disseminates consumers news! features.
comments, photolraphs and graphics through any means of
communicatioos;
(m) "Non-journalist"
mcans a pcrson who is employed mainly in a
manaScrial or adminislrativc capacily in a media orSanization, or is
being employed there in a supervisory capacily, perlbrms, either by
the nature of rhe duties attached to his office or by reason of the
powcrs vesLed in him, functions mainly
administrative natun:.
of a
managerial /
(n)
"Sources'r mcan any book, publication, person or organization that
discloses infon alion forming thc substance/subject of work
undertakcn by anyjouflralisl, rcF)rtcr or rcdia profcssionali
(o)
"Schedulc'means a Schedule to this Act:
(p)
r'Torture" means an act commltted by which severc pain or
suffering, whcthcr physical or mcntal, is intefltionally inflicted on a
person for such purposcs as obtaining from him or a third person
information or a confcssion, punishing him for an act he or a third
person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or
intimidating or coercin8 him or a third person, or for any rcason