KARACHI: The Punjab Defamation Bill, 2024 is draconian, an effort to silence independent voices, expands the ambit of defamation, and differentiates between ordinary citizens and constitutional.
Calling it a "black law", almost all journalist organisations in Pakistan have rejected the controversial 2024 Defamation Bill which was bulldozed and passed by the provincial Assembly of Punjab on Monday.Condemning the bill as a .
The Punjab Joint Action Committee on Tuesday decided to challenge the Defamation Bill 2024 in the Lahore High Court , terming the legislation as “black law”.The controversial bill was.