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KARACHI: Participants of the 7th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Asia Regional Conference on Thursday emphasised the need for legislative action against fake news, climate change and online violence targeting women leaders.
The second day of the moot organised at the Sindh Assembly kicked off with a packed agenda featuring multiple sessions centred around artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfakes, which the panellists believed were influencing elections and public opinion.
At the session titled ‘Parliaments as Vanguards of Peaceful and Harmonious Societies: The Rise of Fake News, Artificial Intelligence and Misinformation’, the participants emphasised that parliaments must play their role in curbing fake news.
Deputy Speaker of the Maldives Nazim Ahmed, Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon, Balochistan Assembly member Farah Azeem Shah, Punjab Assembly member Sarah Ahmed, MNA Barrister Daniyal, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly member Asif Khan participated in the discussion.
