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Pakistan: Journalist arrested posting critical posts on Facebook

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Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on June 29 charged Zafar Achakzai, a journalist working for Daily “Qudrat” in the city of Quetta, under the Pakistan Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. Local journalists believe Achakzai was arrested for comments he had posted on Facebook criticizing security agencies and the arrest of Majeed Khan Achakzai, a member […]


THE EXPRESS TRIBUNE > LIFE & STYLE > TV & FILM EID BOX OFFICE: ‘Yalghaar’ leads the pack with ‘Mehrunnisa’ inching closer

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KARACHI  :This Eid saw two local film releases, Yalghaar andMehrunissa V Lub U, alongside four international films, namely Transformers: The Last Knight, Despicable Me 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Baby Driver. Just like last Eidul Azha, local films did not have to compete with any Indian films but even with the four foreign releases, Yalghaar and Mehrunissa dominated […]


Police investigate female journalist’s murder

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KARACHI: Police have registered a murder case against unidentified persons over the alleged killing of a female journalist in Karachi. An FIR, No 140/17, has been registered at the Brigade police station under Section 302 of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). The case was registered on behalf of the victim’s brother Zafar. Zeeba Burney, 65, was found […]


Pemra did not issue any direction for Parachinar tragedy coverage

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) Wednesday clarified that it had not issued any instructions to television channels for not airing news regarding tragic terrorist’ attacks in Parachinar. In a statement issued here, Pemra clarified the fake news being aired by some TV channels that Pemra had issued instructions to TV channels not to […]