LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has received a motion from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) challenging the government’s recent controversial changes to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016.
In their petition, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Secretary General Rana Azeem and Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar demand that the contentious changes be deemed ultra vires in accordance with Articles 10-A, 19, 19-A, 37, 38, 141, 142, 143, and others of the Constitution.
The appeal says, “It is further prayed that all orders or actions taken pursuant to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 may kindly be set aside with retrospective effect,” asserting that the bill was intended to victimize journalists and was driven by political motivations.
