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Daily Archives: July 20, 2020

SC to hear contempt case against journalist over ‘derogatory’ tweet

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear a contempt of court case against journalist Matiullah Jan over his alleged derogatory tweet against the court and its judges. The tweet in question had claimed that former president Ziaul Haq hanged ousted premier Zulfiqar Bhutto through former’s “tout judges”. A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice […]


Increase in fee to put PTV on path of development

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ISLAMABAD – The steps being taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan for development and stability of national institutions will have positive results in the form of national development. With the approval of the increase in PTV licence fee by efforts of Federal Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz, Chairman PTV Arshad Khan and Managing Director Amir […]


Any unwarranted restriction on digital media poses a threat to the nascent industry

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One of the policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Digital Pakistan initiative is to generate sustainable innovation, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing tech-savvy and entrepreneurial youth. The initiative aims to promote and encourage entrepreneurship by providing incentives to the IT sector and training young professionals to become freelancers. However, the nascent […]