AS you read this, a revolutionary shift is happening in the way the world works, with economies across the planet going digital fast. A country’s progress in digital transformation is measured using the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) framework. While ‘technology’ has become a buzzword and everybody intuitively knows that technology is good, it’s not […]
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary panel on Tuesday revisited ‘The Right to Information Bill, 2016’ and decided unanimously to drop the clause for “whistle-blowers” from the bill. The meeting of Senate Select Committee on ‘The Right to Information Bill, 2016’ was chaired by Senator Farhatullah Babar. The meeting discussed the advantages and disadvantages of such a clause […]
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed a joint resolution unanimously to condemn circulation of blasphemous material on social media and urged the government to take necessary measures to curb it. The House also authorised Speaker National Assembly to constitute a 10-member committee comprising members from all parliamentary parties to discuss the issue and propose […]
For all Pakistani drama fans, Zhalay Sarhadi may be ‘the’ household name. But unlike most of the other television stars, we haven’t seen Sarhadi dive head on into the film industry. With only three film projects since the ‘revival’ of cinema, the Jalaibee actor has been quite careful in what she chooses to work on. […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has called a meeting with stakeholders on what it calls the deteriorating standards of content on private TV channels. “Pemra has been receiving a large number of complaints from viewers on the deteriorating standards of the TV dramas, commercials and morning shows being shown on private channels,” […]
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information, Broadcasting and National Heritage Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said that the people would decide about the vilification campaign against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family on social media. She slammed the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for running a vilification campaign against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family in […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court on Monday directed FIA director general to submit a report how some bloggers who allegedly committed blasphemous and anti-state activities on social media managed to leave Pakistan. The court directed the Federal Investigation Agency chief to personally supervise the inquiry and take action strictly in accordance with the law. […]
KARACHI: The provincial assembly on Monday carried The Sindh Transparency and Right to Information Bill, 2016, as amended by a select committee comprising 10 lawmakers belonging to all parliamentary parties in the house, providing transparency and access to information to every citizen in matters of public importance. The assembly also constituted a body to monitor […]
ISLAMABAD: Hearing the petition seeking removal of blasphemous content from social media, a Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge on Monday dispelled the impression that the case in anyway was linked with a reference pending against him in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC). He said he was ready to face an open trial even in the […]
ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers in the Senate on Monday called on parliament to play its role in unearthing the elements behind the mysterious disappearances and equally mysterious reappearances of the bloggers. Through a joint motion PPP’s Senator Farhatullah Babar and Usman Khan Kakar of PkMAP on the mysterious disappearances of bloggers urged the Chairman Senate Mian Raza […]
ISLAMABAD: Issues of blasphemous content on social media and recent incidents of mysterious disappearances of some bloggers once again resonated in both houses of parliament on Monday but with different tone and notes. The upper house took the matter after a motion was moved by two opposition senators whereas it was taken up through points of […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Monday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to submit a report on the activities of four bloggers – who went missing earlier this year and resurfaced a few days later – and how they had managed to leave Pakistan. Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui ordered the FIA Director […]
Karachi March 13: Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) seeks applications from Pakistani journalists for investigative reporting fellowships. The fellowships are part of the “Supporting Investigative Journalism in Pakistan” project which aims to promote investigative reporting by providing support to media professionals capable for depth stories related to issues of public interest including those focusing on governance, […]
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader MPA Faisal Subzwari assured the office-bearers of the Karachi Union of Journalists on Saturday that his party would raise the issues faced by journalists at every forum, including the parliament. Subzwari met with KUJ president Hasan Mansoor, general secretary Fahim Siddiqui, and other recently elected office-bearers of the union and congratulated […]
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