<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Folks,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">As you may be aware that Pakistan’s National Assembly passed The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 yesterday. It will become an Act if Senate passed it too and President signed upon it. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">It says a lot of about transparency of the process that it took more than 24 hours for digital rights activists and media to get hold of the copy of this bill. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We received following documents in hard copy so had to scan them to put online for everyone’s review and access. These documents are accessible at <a href="https://content.bytesforall.pk/node/190" class="">https://content.bytesforall.pk/node/190</a>.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">1. The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 (as introduced in the National Assembly)</div><div class="">2. Report of the Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication on the Bill</div><div class="">3. Clause wise List of Amendments</div><div class="">4. Note of Dissent by Ms. Shazia Atta Marri, Member National Assembly of Pakistan</div><div class="">5. Statement of Objects and Reasons by Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan, Minister of State for Information Technology</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Forwarded for your information and review. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes and regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Shahzad</div><div class="">
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