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The Joint Action Committee (JAC) rejected on Thursday any amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 that are passed or approved without consultation with media bodies.
“The JAC and its members have not been shared with any draft as yet,” the committee said in a statement.
The JAC is a joint body representing the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists, All Pakistan Newspapers Society, Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors, Association Of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors, and Pakistan Broadcasters Association.
“Before studying the draft none of the JAC members are in a position to comment on the proposed amendments,” it said and urged the government not to pass any amendments to the bill without proper consultation with all stakeholders.
