FCC upholds ban on book imports from certain countries

• Rules govt can limit trade with India, Israel on security, foreign policy grounds • Declares ‘right to read’ fundamental to life under Constitution; warns curbs on knowledge risk intellectual, societal decline • Notes digital access makes book bans increasingly ineffective ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) upheld the government decision regarding the ban on imports of books from certain countries based on national security and foreign policy grounds, while simultaneously aff...

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