{"id":19608,"date":"2026-02-11T13:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=19608"},"modified":"2026-02-11T13:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T08:09:10","slug":"senate-approves-amendments-to-peca-act-and-several-other-key-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakalerts.net\/english\/?p=19608","title":{"rendered":"Senate approves amendments to PECA Act and several other key bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"2f2d3c9b-c6a6-4d03-9730-f2e9d838cc01\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-299\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"73262173-65ae-4c40-aee3-38791404c252\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1877\"><strong>\u00a0Islamabad: The Senate has approved the amendment bill to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), allowing the federal government to enter into mutual legal assistance treaties with countries whose social media applications are used in Pakistan in order to strengthen legal cooperation in cybercrime cases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"2335\">The upper house also passed an amendment to criminal laws, stating that failure to conduct a medical examination of a rape victim, whether male or female, will result in up to one year of imprisonment, along with a fine. According to the bill, private or public hospitals that fail to provide immediate first aid to a rape victim will also face penalties, while private hospitals will be bound to refer the victim to a government hospital within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2627\">The Senate further approved amendments to the Electronic Crimes Act, increasing the punishment for crimes involving child pornography from seven years to ten years in prison and raising the fine from Rs5 million to Rs10 million, in an effort to impose stricter penalties on such offenses.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2629\" data-end=\"2836\">In addition, the Senate passed Samina Zehri\u2019s Family Court Amendment Bill and Sherry Rehman\u2019s bill banning plastic covers on books in Islamabad, marking further legislative developments in related sectors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2838\" data-end=\"2947\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Islamabad: The Senate has approved the amendment bill to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), allowing the federal government to enter into mutual legal assistance treaties with countries whose social media applications are used in Pakistan in order to strengthen legal cooperation in cybercrime cases. 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