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Daily Archives: May 24, 2017

Govt plans to draw ‘red lines’ for social media in Pakistan

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ISLAMABAD: As the controversy over the crackdown against online anti-army campaigners heats up, the government on Tuesday revealed its plan to draw red lines for the social media service providers for operating in Pakistan. “There will be no restrictions on social media. But, yes, there will be red lines in accordance with the law and […]


Trafficking serious threat to turtles

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KARACHI: Illegal trafficking of turtles is a persistent threat to their survival in Pakistan and this can only be halted through effective enforcement of the law, alleviation of main determinants such as poverty, and raising awareness at all levels, stated the World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) on World Turtle Day. The non-governmental organisation also […]


“How you educate yourself when you are on social media is important.”

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If Pakistan has produced one major superstar in the last few years, it has to be Fawad Afzal Khan. Though Khan has been around for quite some time thanks to his musical outfit, Entity Paradigm, his real ascent to superstardom began once TV drama serial Humsafar appeared on the horizon. Since then, Khan has gone […]


PBA team discusses media issues with NAB chairman

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ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau Chairman Qamar Zaman Chaudhry told a delegation of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) that no compromise would be made towards anything that would affect the image of the country or violated laws of the land. A high-powered delegation comprising senior office-bearers of the PBA called on Qamar Zaman Chaudhry here on Tuesday. […]


PPF condemns the murderous terrorist attack on Afghan TV station  

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  Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan, expressed serious concern over the killing of four media workers in the terrorist attack on the National Radio Television Afghanistan (RTA) Afghan state Television station in Jalal Abad, capital of eastern Nangarhar province. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his […]


PPF condemns the blocking of websites inside the Ukraine

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), in a letter to Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine, expressed concern over blocking to access in Ukraine to some of Russia’s most popular websites and social media sites including Yandex, Mail.ru, VKontakte and Odnoclassniki. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali in his letter termed the blanket blocking of popular websites […]