ISLAMABAD:
Journalist Mohisn Baig has been given clean chit by the Islamabad HighCourt (IHC) on Friday.
IHC dismissed a case filed by Federal Minister for Communication andPostal Services Murad Saeed against media person Mohsin Baig under Section20 of the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) ordinance.
The high court also dismissed the cases against journalist Bilal Ghauri andAbsar Alam that were registered under the same section. However, it addedthat the minister could file a case under other defamation laws.
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In an earlier hearing, the IHC said the amendments to the PECA through anordinance promulgatedlinkinFebruary this year were ‘unconstitutional’.
