• July 28, 2020
• Social Media

Chairman Parliamentary Council on Kashmir, Mr. Shehryar Khan Afridi on Monday visited Pakistan Media transmission Authority (PTA) Home office. Executive PTA, Significant Gen. Amir Azeem Bajwa (R) informed him about the different PTA exercises and activities being embraced with respect to the privileges of general society via web-based networking media. Taking into account fifth August […]

• July 27, 2020
• Social Media

LAHORE – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that Islam in Pakistan is not threatened by either TikTok or books,. In a tweet on Sunday, the minister said that, an impression had been created in the parliament, especially in Punjab, where every member came up with a new motion every other day. […]

• July 27, 2020
• Social Media

LAHORE: Following a sexual harassment complaint made on behalf of a student against a teacher of Physics Department of the Government College University, Lahore, the vice chancellor ordered an inquiry into the matter on Sunday. A member of the Old Ravian Facebook group had posted screenshots and pictures of a teacher of the GCU Physics […]

• July 27, 2020
• Print Media

On July 23, Pakistan’s most populous province Punjab banned 100 books that were being taught in private schools for carrying “blasphemous and anti-Pakistan content”. The step was taken by the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) Managing Director Rai Manzoor Hussain Nasir. According to The News, Nasir said that the PCTB was reviewing 10,000 books […]

• July 27, 2020
• Freedom of Expression

QUETTA: The Levies Force registered a case against provincial Minister for Food and Population Welfare Sardar Abdul Rehman Khan Khetiran and his “two guards” on Sunday over the murder of a social media activist, Anwar Jan Khetiran. The activist was murdered on July 23 by some armed men in Naharkot, in Balochistan’s Barkhan district, when […]

• July 26, 2020
• Broadcasting

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 […]

• July 26, 2020
• Media and Governance

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 […]

• July 26, 2020
• Broadcasting

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 […]

• July 26, 2020
• Social Media

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 […]

• July 26, 2020
• Broadcasting

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 […]

• July 26, 2020
• Media and Governance

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 […]

• July 25, 2020
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) on Friday expressed concern over collection of Pakistan Television (PTV) fee through electricity bills, saying it was not the right approach. This was stated by Nepra Chairman Tauseef H. Farooqui while presiding over a public hearing on the issue of overbilling and loadshedding in areas of Lahore and Multan […]

• July 25, 2020
• Media and Governance

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Friday, while condemning the abduction of journalist, Mateeullah Jan, has termed it an attack on Pakistan’s democracy and media, adding that it is in every way against the laws of the country. Talking to media persons here after visiting the journalist’s residence, he said that one can […]

• July 25, 2020
• Social Media

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday declared the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA’s) move to temporarily suspend online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) void and directed the authority to “immediately” remove the ban. The decision was announced in a short order issued by Justice Amir Farooq. A detailed judgement will be issued later. It came […]