Effectiveness of Pakistani Cyber Laws in Mitigating Cybercrime. Preserving Freedom of Expression and Privacy in the Digital Age

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Region: South Asia, , language: English, abstract: In Pakistan, the freedom of expression is a constitutional right guaranteed to every citizen. It is not the absolute right as it has many limitations attached. This research report intends to explore the status of freedom of expression provided by the Constitution of Pakistan 1973 and International Conventions. This research explores, firstly, the basic concept of freedom of expression, and challenges faced by online social media users. Secondly, it discusses the significance of this study and throws lights on the aims and objectives to be achieved. Furthermore, it states the research questions which generate the main idea of the topic. The research methodology used in this research paper is qualitative data and this data is collected from various sources such as books, reports, articles and material which are published by government and non-governmental organizations. Lastly it discusses the structure of study which is further divided into six parts and entails chapters which will further elaborate the points of discussion.