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| Region | Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Aug 11, 2016 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Section 34 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (2016) empowers the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to remove or block content if deemed necessary for the "glory of Islam, public order, decency, or morality." However, prior to this law, the government had already been censoring LGB-related content online and in the media. Punishment for spreading this type of content, looking at it, if you gain access to banned content, etc, is 3 or more months in jail. This also applies to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/PK%20-%20LEG%20-%20Prevention%20of%20Electronic%20Crimes%20Act%20(2016)%20-%20OR-OFF(en)%20.pdf |
Revision History (2)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing poorly done status to match the rest of Pakistan.
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0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Description | In Federally Administered Tribal Areas, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Section 34 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (2016) empowers the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to remove or block content if deemed necessary for the "glory of Islam, public order, decency, or morality." However, prior to this law, the government had already been censoring LGB-related content online and in the media. Punishment for spreading this type of content, looking at it, if you gain access to banned content, etc, is 3 or more months in jail. This also applies to the Federally Administered Tribal Areas. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/api/downloader/download/1/PK%20-%20LEG%20-%20Prevention%20of%20Electronic%20Crimes%20Act%20(2016)%20-%20OR-OFF(en)%20.pdf | |