“The implementation of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act 2016 (PECA) shows that while the state has ignored hate speech and religious extremism on the social media it has fallen with a heavy hand on those questioning the state narrative on security issues,” remarked Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Secretary-general and former senator, Farhatullah Babar, on […]
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‘My son’s crime is that he feels the pain of others’
LAHORE: There was a grim silence in the hall as Mehmood Hayat Khan, the father of missing peace activist Raza Mehmood Khan, walked to the stage. As he started speaking in a dejected, yet firm, tone, at a citizens’ seminar at South Asia Media Centre on Saturday, many among the listeners were reminded of the […]
‘My son’s crime is that he feels the pain of others’
There was a grim silence in the hall as Mehmood Hayat Khan, father of missing peace activist Raza Mehmood Khan, walked to the stage with eyes of a small crowd of scholars, activists and students gathered at South Asia Media Centre fixed at him. As he started to speak in his dejected, yet firm, voice, […]