Pakistan's upper house of parliament has passed a controversial bill that critics say is designed to suppress freedom of speech.

Journalists, human rights organisations and even the human rights cell of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) which supported the passage of the bill in the National Assembly have criticised the federal ...

The protests remained peaceful until 6 p.m., when the department reported that some in attendance were throwing items, causing the assembly to be declared unlawful "at that point," according to ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's opposition ... in the National Assembly by Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar on Wednesday, would create an agency with the power to order “unlawful and offensive ...

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s upper house of parliament ... the power to order the immediate blocking of content deemed “unlawful and offensive” from social media, such as content critical ...