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The No-Confidence Vote: Making Sense of the Constitutional Crisis

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Image Source: Element5 Digital, [image] (Pexels, 15 January 2020) accessed 5 April 2022. Here is your simplified and unglorified factual and legal explainer about the current Constitutional Crisis happening in Pakistan: The 2018 general elections saw the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) emerge as the largest party, obtaining 149 total seats (increased over the years to 155) […]

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The PECA Amendment: Reputation or Right to Speak?

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The amendment widens the definition of an “aggrieved person” to include, in addition to the natural person (i.e., a living human being), “any company, association or body of persons whether incorporated or not, institution, organization, authority, or any other body established by the Government under any law or otherwise”. [emphasis added] Plainly, this expands the scope of online defamation by allowing both government bodies and the general public to pose as victims of online defamation.

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