Claim 451

The new provision made disseminating information believed to be false and likely to cause unrest punishable by up to three years in prison.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The new provision made disseminating information believed to be false and likely to cause unrest punishable by up to three years in prison.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Penalty of up to three years for 'fake or false' content
About: incident 2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law
Source: Pakistan: Amended cybercrime law poses new threats to press freedom
Publisher: International Press Institute
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-02-05

Quotation from the source

intentional dissemination, exhibition or transmission of information through any information system, that the sender knows or believes to be false or fake and likely to cause or create a sense of public fear, panic, disorder or unrest.