KPC announces convention against PECA law tweak

In a decisive move against the recently passed PECA Amendment Act 2025, journalist bodies, legal experts, and human rights organizations have united to launch a joint struggle for its immediate annulment. A convention will be held on March 1, 2025, at Karachi Press Club to voice collective opposition to what is being described as a "draconian law" by its critics.

The decision was made during a consultative meeting convened by the Karachi Press Club (KPC), co-chaired by KPC President Fazil Jamili and Secretary Muhammad Sohail Afzal Khan. The meeting brought together representatives from various sectors, including prominent lawyer Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed, Karachi Bar Association General Secretary Abdul Rahman Korai, All Pakistan Newspaper Society's Shahab Zuberi, Anwar Sajdi of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors, Pakistan Union of Journalists (Dastoor) Secretary General Alauddin Hamdam Khanzada, and Karachi Union of Journalists (Dastoor) President Hamid Rehman, among others.

In his opening remarks, KPC Secretary Sohail Afzal emphasized the diminishing space for democratic debate.