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Daily Archives: July 26, 2020

Court seeks arguments on plea seeking case against Faisal Vawda

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LAHORE: An additional district and sessions court on Saturday summoned the counsel of both parties for final arguments on a petition seeking registration of a criminal case against Federal Minister Faisal Vawda over charges of insulting national institutions by showing a boot in a TV talk show. The court has sought arguments after the police […]


Govt directs bureaucrats to stay away from media platforms or face the music

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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has banned the civil servants from participating in electronic, print and social media platforms without its express permission. Any violation will lead to proceedings for misconduct, a letter, a copy of which is available with The News, issued by the establishment division on July 23 said. It said that various instances […]


Rs73.5 bn liabilities of state-run TV

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ISLAMABAD: Total liabilities of state-run Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) Limited have increased to Rs73.5 billion. The state-run TV launched its six projects that incurred losses of up to Rs39 billion. In addition, the national TV is also facing liabilities of Rs15.2 billion in the head of pension fund, Rs19.3 billion in various heads that include […]


Keeping account secure: Facebook issues guidelines for Pakistani users

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KARACHI: Facebook has issued guidelines on account safety for Pakistani users to be more vigilant in protecting their personal data. Users can utilize security checkup to review and add more safety to their account. Security check-up will help them to log out of Facebook from unused browsers and apps. The users haven’t used in a […]


Govt servants banned to appear in media sans permission

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ISLAMABAD – The federal government has banned appearance of government servants in electronic, print and social media without permission. The Establishment Division wrote a letter to all federal secretaries, additional secretaries (incharge) and chief secretaries to ban the appearance of government servants in electronic, print and social media without permission. The letter says, “Various instances […]


AJK journalists visit ISPR, briefed on security situation along LoC

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RAWALPINDI – A delegation of journalists from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) visited the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) here on Saturday and interacted with ISPR Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar. The journalists were briefed about the current environment and security situation along the Line of Control (LoC), situation in the Indian Occupied Jammu […]