New cyber safety ordinance provision clears Digital Security Act defendants

The government has introduced a new provision in the Cyber Protection Ordinance, effectively dismissing all cases filed under the repealed Digital Security Act. As a result, all individuals convicted or charged under the law will be granted immunity from the charges, according to the Chief Advisor's Special Assistant Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb. The decision was approved in a meeting of the Advisory Council on Thursday, chaired by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus at his office. The amendment to Section 50 of the Cyber Protection Ordinance includes a new sub-section (4k), which states: “Any ongoing case or investigation under sections 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, or related offences under the Digital Security Act, 2018, will be considered null and void,...