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Daily Archives: September 28, 2020

Banning Tiktok

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Wrong solution for a serious problem Federal Information Minister Shibli Faraz disclosed that Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering banning TikTok, the popular video streaming social media platform, because it is spreading obscenity contrary to Pakistani cultural values. If Senator Faraz is to be credited, Mr Khan is increasingly worried by the increasing incidents of […]


Freedom online?

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When the current government first proposed a unified regulatory body to oversee print, electronic and social media soon after taking power, it was widely criticised for doing so without consulting stakeholders and trying to control independent voices. Thankfully, the government had at the time backed off. But things have not been completely pleasant on the […]


Journalist shot dead in Mandi Bahauddin

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A journalist, identified as Abid Hussain, has been shot dead in Mandi Bahauddin’s Malakwal. The police said he was going home from the Malakwal police station when a group of men attacked him near a railway crossing. He has reportedly been killed for writing a news story. An FIR has been registered against unidentified men. […]


Arrest of MSR condemned: PFUJ concerned over denial of freedom of speech, press freedom

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QUETTA: The Federal Executive Council (FEC) of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Sunday expressed serious concern over complete denial of press freedom and freedom of speech and expression in the country since the formation of the PTI government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan. “A systematic war has been launched by the government […]