Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan met with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday to discuss the legal ramifications of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) Amendment Ordinance.
The PECA Amendment Ordinance will not be accepted in its current form, according to Khalid Javed. He added that the government has no plans to limit free expression.
He indicated that the PECA ordinance would not be enacted until legal safeguards under Article 19 were created.
The Attorney General further announced that on Thursday, he will make a policy statement about the PECA Amendment Ordinance before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).