Ammad Yousaf Vs the State
- Country
- Decision Date
- Sep 14, 2023
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Freedom of Association
- Freedom of Press
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Dec 31, 2024
Case Law
PEMRA Vs ARY Communications Private Limited
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 24, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Affirmed in Part/Reversed in Part
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Access to Information Granted
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Censorship
- Freedom of Expression
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Dec 31, 2024
Case Law
Luqman Habib Vs Federation of Pakistan
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 9, 2021
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Ban/Censorship
- Keywords
- Censorship
- Freedom of Expression
- Religion
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Dec 31, 2024
Case Law
Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists Vs The President of Pakistan through the Secretary & 4 others
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 8, 2022
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Admissible
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Dec 30, 2024
Case Law
Personal Data Protection Bill 2023
- Status of Law
- Draft
- Country
- Keywords
- Data Protection and Retention
- Privacy
- Public Interest
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Establishment of Telecommunication Appellate Tribunal Act, 2024. (ACT NO. XXV OF 2024)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Telecommunication
- Tribunal
- Adoption Date
- Sep 20, 2024
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- IV Sectoral Laws
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Citizen Protection Against Online Harm Rules, 2020
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Data localisation
- Filtering and Blocking
- Freedom of Association
- National Security
- Privacy
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- Jan 21, 2020
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Punjab Defamation Act, 2024
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Defamation
- Defamation / Reputation
- Freedom of Expression
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- May 13, 2024
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
Official Secrets (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No.LXIII of 2023)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Foreign agent
- Transparency
- Adoption Date
- Aug 17, 2023
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- V Other Laws
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No.LXII of 2023)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Cybercrime
- Defamation
- Freedom of Expression
- Adoption Date
- Aug 11, 2023
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No.LXI of 2023)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Disinformation
- Electronic Media
- Misinformation
- Adoption Date
- Aug 15, 2023
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No. XXXVII of 2023)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Child Pornography
- Criminal Investigation
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Cybercrime
- Cyberstalking
- Adoption Date
- Jul 18, 2023
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Access to the Media (Deaf) Persons Act, 2023 (Act No.XL of 2022)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Internet
- Accessibility
- Broadcasting Networks
- Adoption Date
- Dec 30, 2022
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
Balochistan Right to Information Act, 2021, Act No II of 2021
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Access to Information
- Publications
- Adoption Date
- Feb 15, 2021
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Act, ACT NO.XX OF 2021
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Adoption Date
- Jul 28, 2021
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules, 2021
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Filtering and Blocking
- Freedom of Expression
- Oversight Bodies
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- Oct 13, 2021
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules, 2020
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Filtering and Blocking
- Freedom of Expression
- Oversight Bodies
- Social Media
- Adoption Date
- Oct 6, 2020
- Type of Law
- Regulation/Ordinance/Rule
- Research Category
- III Governance of Online and Networked Spaces
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Protection of Journalists and Media professionals act, 2021 (Act No.XXIII of 2021)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Freedom of Press
- Media/Press
- Adoption Date
- Dec 1, 2021
- Type of Law
- Legislation
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
The Anti-terrorism (Third Amendment) Act, 2020 (Act No.XXXII of 2020)
- Status of Law
- Final/Active/Current
- Country
- Keywords
- Criminal Investigation
- Electronic Communications
- Interception
- Wiretapping
- Adoption Date
- Sep 22, 2020
- Type of Law
- Amendment
- Research Category
- II Fundamental Rights and Freedoms
- Date added
- Dec 23, 2024
Law
Autorité des télécommunications du Pakistan c. CM Pak Limited
- Country
- Language
- French
- Available in
- Arabic
- English
- Spanish
- Related Translation
- Official Translation
- No
- Date added
- Oct 22, 2024
Translation
Autoridad de Telecomunicaciones de Pakistán v. CM Pak Limited
- Country
- Language
- Spanish
- Available in
- Arabic
- English
- French
- Related Translation
- Official Translation
- No
- Date added
- Oct 18, 2024
Translation
هيئة الاتصالات الباكستانيّة ضدّ شركة سي ام باك لمت
- Country
- Language
- Arabic
- Available in
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Related Translation
- Official Translation
- No
- Date added
- Oct 15, 2024
Translation
Internet Shutdowns in International Law
- Source
- Columbia Global Freedom of Expression
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/GFoE_Internet-shutdowns-in-international-law.pdf
- Date added
- Jun 18, 2024
Analysis
Case Law on Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression
- Country
- Source
- Global Freedom of Expression
- Source URL (legacy)
- https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/GFoE_Content-Moderation.pdf
- Date added
- Feb 27, 2024
Analysis
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority v. CM Pak Limited
- Country
- Decision Date
- Apr 22, 2020
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Reversed Lower Court
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Upheld
- Keywords
- Internet Shutdown
- Media/Press
- Judicial Body
- Supreme (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Jan 30, 2024
Case Law
Dialling in the Law: A Comparative Assessment of Jurisprudence on Internet Shutdowns
Analysis
The State v. Saqlain Haider
- Country
- Decision Date
- Nov 21, 2015
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Remanded for Decision in Accordance with Ruling
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Sanctions (Imprisonment and/or Fine)
- Keywords
- Censorship
- National Security
- Social Media
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Justice Helpline & Ors v. Attorney General
- Country
- Decision Date
- Jun 19, 2014
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion granted
- Keywords
- Hate Speech
- Religion
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
State v. Mohammad Shahrukh
- Country
- Decision Date
- Mar 1, 2014
- Case Status
- On Appeal
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Keywords
- Freedom of Expression
- Political Expression
- Terrorism
- Judicial Body
- First Instance Court
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law
Zulfiqar Ali v. Pakistan
- Country
- Decision Date
- May 31, 2010
- Case Status
- Closed
- Case Outcome (Procedural)
- Motion Granted
- Case Outcome (Disposition)
- Law or Action Overturned or Deemed Unconstitutional
- Keywords
- Blasphemy
- Censorship
- Social Media
- Judicial Body
- Supreme Court (court of final appeal)
- Date added
- Feb 5, 2020
Case Law