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GAZE'TTE OF PAKISI'AN, EXTRA..
(3)
(:) will
DECEMBER4,2O2l JP (TI
ThcjounralisB who fail to fulfill obligations in suLsection
hc tried in accordance wirh the
rel$rnt
(l)
and
laws.
7. Prol€ction from al)usive, violcnt and intolcrrnt bchaviour.The Gov€mmenl shall takc all steps to protect journalists ard mcdia
profcssronals from all forms of abuse, violence and exploiration through any
mediunr (including electronic communtcations) at the hands of any pcrson,
institulion (private or public) or authorit].
(l)
(2) Whenever any act of abuse, violence or intolcrant b€haviour is
conrmilted against any joumalrsl. reparlcr or media professional, wherher
perpetrxted by e private or publrc person. institution or aurhority, the aggrieved
joL:rraLst or media professional shall file a complaint within a period of fourteen
(14) days, against thc same beforc the Commission created under section l2 of
thc Act
(3)
Upon rcceipt of informarion identified in Scction 7(2) of lhis Acr,
the Cornmission shall, within a period of founeen (14) days, take all necessary
actions to investigate and prosccule such acts of abuse, violence or intolemnt
behaviour. and to take approprialc m€asures undcr law to provide protection to
the concemed jo umalist, reponer or mcdia professional in rhe manner prescribed
undcr lhis Act
t.
Protection agaiDst harassment.-{l) Tho Govemmenr shall
ensure that everyjournalist, reporter and media professionirl is protected against
harassnrent. as defined rn Section 2(h) ofthis Act.
(2) Whenever any act of harassrncnl is conrmitted against any
journalst or media professional. whelher pcrpetated by a private or public
person, institution or authority. the aggrieved person nray file a cornplaint
againsl lhc rame helorc thc Federal Ombudsman wilhin a pcriod oftou(ccn (14)
da1s.
(3) Upon receipt of inlbrmatror idcntillcd in Section E(2) of this AcL
the Federal Ombudsman or thc rclcvant authority shall, within a period of
founeen da],s, take all nccessary actrons to investrgate and prosecure such acls of
rake approprirtc measures under the lar} to provide protcction
harassment. and
1()
to thc conccmed
j ourna
list. reporter or media professional
PART.III
TRAII{INC AND INSUIIANCE
9 Institution of thc Journslists Wclfare Scheme.- (1) The
provision of adequate training and guarantee of tnsurance rvill be govcmcd in
accordmce with this provision, underrhe _Joumalists Welfarc Scheme".