LAHORE: A female schoolteacher of a small village in Kharian refused to make out-of-court settlement with her tormentor who uploaded her objectionable pictures on her Facebook account. On Tuesday, she said her persistent standing against the cyber crime suspect was redeemed when an additional session judge, Lahore, handed down two-year imprisonment to him (Yasir Lateef) […]
Freedom of Expression and media regulation news captured much space in the print and electronic media during the week. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA’s) harsh steps were witnessed in curbing freedom of expression by suspending licences of two channels Neo News and Din News; while imposing fine on Sach TV along with both suspended […]
KARACHI: The ninth edition of the International Urdu Conference hosted by the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi will be held from Dec 1 to Dec 4, announced the council’s Ahmed Shah at a press conference on Tuesday. Every year Indian writers and poets attend the moot, lending it variety. This time round, owing to the […]
Any civilised society looks after its weak and vulnerable members. Unfortunately in this country the transgender community is subjected to worst forms of discrimination. They are treated as lesser beings contemptuously called eunuchs who do not deserve access to employment opportunities or pursue other interests in life. If the prevailing social prejudices were not bad […]
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