Pakistan has adopted a much-criticized cyber security law that grants sweeping powers to regulators to block private information they deem illegal. Pakistan may make unsolicited SMS punishable offenceDaad said the bill allowed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority "unlimited powers" to decide what was illegal. But the law has alarmed human rights and pro-democracy activists worried that its vague language could lead to curtailment of free speech and unfair prosecutions. Government officials say internet restrictions under the new law are needed to ensure security against growing threats, such as terrorism. The law provides for up to seven years in prison for "recruiting, funding and planning of terrorism" online.

Source: India Today August 12, 2016 08:48 UTC