Pakistan Press Freedom (PPF), in a letter to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, expressed concern over the continued detention of journalists Mohamed Hassan, Hamdy Al-Zaem, and Osama Al-Beshbeshy. PPF Secretary General Owais Aslam Ali urged the government of Egypt to review the cases of the three journalists who have been held in prison for […]
ISLAMABAD: In the latest example of the misuse of increasingly popular social media, none other than Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif fell prey to an internet hoax. A fake news report that went viral on the internet quoted Israel’s defence minister as threatening to “destroy Pakistan with a nuclear attack”. This infuriated Khawaja Asif, who is […]
ISLAMABAD: The Wildlife Management Board confiscated 36 endangered turtles and tortoises from the Sunday Bazaar. A team from the department raided a stall at the weekly bazaar after a citizen registered a complaint with the authorities concerned. The team, however, could recognise only two species – the fresh black spotted pond turtles and smiths turtles. […]
BALANCING freedom of speech, especially the freedom of the media to report and comment on public figures and issues of public importance, against the right of individuals to be protected against libel and slander is a delicate art. In all cases, the public interest should be given precedence over unreasonable personal protection of information and […]
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