# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2025-pakistan-amends-peca-cybercrime-law)
- Source: Pakistan: Amended cybercrime law poses new threats to press freedom. https://ipi.media/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.

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