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Monthly Archives: October 2019

Asma Jahangir conference: Asma Jahangir Conference kicks off

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LAHORE: On the first day of “Asma Jahangir Conference 2019 – Roadmap for Human Rights”, experts proposed three reforms in dealing with cases of sexual harassment against women and children, here Friday. The proposals are: timely alarm in such cases, reforms in methods of investigation and timely DNA test. AGHS Legal Aid Cell is the […]


Senate body wants forensic audit of Pemra officials’ phones

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ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Friday directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to assist its members in a forensic audit of the mobile phones of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) chairman as well as its officials for allegedly blacking out media coverage of opposition parties. The Senate Committee on Human Rights confronted Pemra […]


Facebook chief rules out banning political ads

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US-Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has said he does not think it is right for a company to censor politicians or the news in a democracy. He was giving a speech in Washington DC following weeks of criticism over the firm’s decision not to ban political adverts that contain falsehoods. He added he had considered barring all political […]


Senate panel to investigate media censorship

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights on Friday formed a sub-panel to fix responsibility for the undeclared censorship imposed on Pakistan’s media. In the meeting, chaired by Senator Mustafa Khokar, the senators noted that there was sufficient evidence to infer that the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) chairman and officials acted beyond their mandate and […]


Pakistan denies entry to CPJ program coordinator Steven Butler

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Media and human rights groups including IFEX members condemn Pakistan’s decision to prevent the entry of Steven Butler, who was scheduled to speak at a human rights conference On 17 October the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) Asia Program Coordinator Steven Butler was refused entry into Pakistan, despite having a valid visa. Butler was told […]


No ban on coverage, says Pemra

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has said that there was no ban on coverage. Pemra spokesperson, in a statement has clarified,” There is no ban on coverages as such. In light of Code of Conduct, Pemra has only requested to contain live coverages to avoid any possible hate speech or speeches instigating violence […]


Man gets five-year RI for blasphemy on social media

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LAHORE: In a first-of-its-kind conviction in the country as claimed by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), a special court for cybercrime offences on Thursday awarded five-year rigorous imprisonment to a man for posting blasphemous material on social media. Sajid Ali was charged for posting “sacrilegious, blasphemous and derogatory material against Hazrat Umar (R.A)” on Facebook […]


Senate’s media directorate makes details of body’s ‘in camera’ session public

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In a development that has raised eyebrows, Senate Standing Committee on Postal Services held open proceedings of its session which was supposed to be ‘in camera’ and Senate Media Directorate issued a press release containing the details of this ‘in camera’ session. In an apparently strange turn of events, shortly before the meeting began, the […]


PA human rights committee discusses UN conventions’ implementation

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The Sindh Assembly’s Standing Committee on Human Rights has proposed the establishment of a multi-stakeholder platform to ensure provincial-level compliance with international commitments under a trade incentive scheme of General System of Preference Plus (GSP+) by the European Union. This proposal emerged at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Human Rights presided over by […]


HRCP supports protest of the visually impaired

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LAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed its supports for the ongoing protest by visually impaired persons at Charing Cross. Terming the situation unacceptable in a statement, the HRCP urged the Punjab government to support the right of persons living with disabilities to earn, at the very least, a living wage – […]


Teachers pushed for role in child protection

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Islamabad: The role of teachers is not limited to school classes, they should accept the responsibility for their protection until reaching home as well, said Minister of Human Rights Dr Shireen M Mazari on Wednesday. Addressing the children of Islamabad Model School F/7-1 here, the minister said children had their rights protected in the Constitution […]


Pemra bound by NAP to act if jathas assault on state: Firdous

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Wednesday said the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) did not need any instruction from the government as it was bound to act in line with security parameters set in the National Action Plan if any person at any […]


Senate human rights panel to take up media censorship issue tomorrow

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ISLAMABAD: The Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights, headed by an opposition lawmaker, is set to take up the crucial issues of media censorship and denial of facilities to under-trial prisoners of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in its meeting on Friday. The five-point agenda issued by the Senate Secretariat for the meeting shows that […]


Alvi wants e-textbooks introduced in the country

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LAHORE: President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need to introduce e-textbooks in the country to impart the latest knowledge to the youth. Addressing the concluding ceremony of the 33rd three-day annual conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities at a hotel on Wednesday, he said the world had changed due to revolution in […]