Petition filed against PECA Act 2025

Section 2R deals with false online content, allowing authorities to block or remove content deemed fake or false.

KARACHI:

A petition has been filed in the Sindh High Court (SHC) challenging the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendment Act 2025.

The petitioners, Anees Mansoori, Ghulam Sarwar Rajput, Fawad Mahmood Rajput, and Azam Razzaq, argue that certain sections of the amendment are unconstitutional.

Specifically, they claim that Sections 2R and 26(A) of the amendment infringe upon fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution.

Section 2R deals with false online content, allowing authorities to block or remove content deemed fake or false.

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