Peca amendments
Islamabad
Journalist bodies on Thursday announced marking Friday, January 31, as “Black Day,” a day after President Asif Ali Zardari gave his assent to the controversial amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. The contentious Peca (Amendment) Bill 2025 received assent from President Zardari on Wednesday amid uproar over the contentious amendments by the opposition and journalist fraternity. Earlier, the controversial bill sailed through the Senate and the National Assembly amid protests by journalists and the opposition.
In a statement, Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), said that black flags would be hoisted at press clubs across the county and in the union’s offices.
PFUJ President Afzal Butt and Secretary Arshad Ansari, in a joint statement, said that the journalists would hold rallies against the controversial amendments to the Peca Act tomorrow.
