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ANI | Updated: Apr 29, 2021 01:50 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] April 29 (ANI): Internet freedom in Pakistan has declined dramatically in 2020 as Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government has increased blocking political, social and cultural websites, as well as increased weaponisation of the cybercrime law as a tool , according to a report.
The report Annual Pakistan media legal review 2020 was launched by the Institute for Research, Advocacy and Development (IRADA) to commemorate the upcoming World Press Freedom Day on May 3, Dawn reported. The accumulative effect of these outcomes was that the already unfriendly legal framework governing freedom of expression, right to information and digital rights in Pakistan worsened considerably during 2020, according to the report titled Growing fear and hate in Pakistani online civic spaces.