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Monthly Archives: October 2020

PTA restores TikTok with certain conditions

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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) has restored TikTok services with certain conditions. Talking to Business Recorder, spokesperson Khurram Mehran said that TikTok had been unblocked with immediate effect after getting assurance from the short video app management. In view of the presence of vulgar, indecent/immoral content on the platform and its negative effects on […]


PTA informs Senate panel

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TikTok blocked 4m videos in three months ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Monday revealed that TikTok had blocked four million videos during the last three months and suspended 25,000 accounts. This was revealed before the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Technology, which met with Rubina Khalid in the chair, here on Monday. […]


Journalist beaten up for covering participants leaving PDM Karachi rally

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KARACHI: A journalist working for a private news channel was beaten up by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activists at Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) rally in Karachi on Sunday, ARY News reported. As per details, a local news channel reporter who was present at Karachi’s Bagh-e-Jinnah to cover the opposition parties public gathering under the banner […]


IHC hints at unbanning TikTok

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) in its order on a plea against a temporary ban on TikTok hinted at suspension of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) temporary ban on the popular Chinese app. Chief Justice Athar Minallah, who heard a petition challenging the PTA’s October 9 move of banning the app, issued a three-page […]


‘Disappointed’ TikTok calls for lifting of ban

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ISLAMABAD: The Chinese social media giant TikTok issued a cryptic statement on Saturday which called for lifting of the ban on the app in return for a vague assurance centred on the “allocation of resources” to the Pakistani market. “If the Government of Pakistan decides to reopen access to our services in the future, we […]


IHC issues notices to govt, Pemra on journalist’s petition

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ISLAMABAD: The Islam­abad High Court (IHC) issued notices to the secretaries of the interior and information ministries, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) chairman and the inspector general of Islamabad on Friday on a petition filed against the alleged harassment of a journalist. Chief Justice Athar Minallah called for a reply from the above-named […]


Steps taken to boost coordination between ministry, Pemra: Shibli

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ISLAMABAD – Information Minister Shibli Faraz has said that a mechanism has been developed to enhance coordination between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (PEMRA). He appreciated PEMRA over establishing best mechanism of monitoring. Talking to the media persons here yesterday, he said this will help us to […]


Panel orders ministry to provide kidnapping footage

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ISLAMABAD: The three-member Information Commission of Pakistan on Thursday allowed the appeal of former senator Farhatullah Babar against the Interior Ministry and ordered it to provide the CCTV footage of the kidnapping of senior journalist Matiullah Jan to the appellant. Matiuallah Jan was kidnapped on July 21 last from near the Government Girls’ School G-6/1-3 […]


Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman’s remand extended till Nov 10

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LAHORE: An accountability court on Thursday extended the judicial remand of Jang-Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman till November 10. The authorities concerned produced Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman before Accountability Court Judge Assad Ali. Jang-Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman is in custody for more than 217 days in the case. Moreover, the NAB had filed a reference over a property […]


Court seeks PTA explanation over TikTok ban

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday sought an explanation from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) for banning video-sharing application TikTok. The court appointed Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) president Shehzada Zulfiqar, Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) vice chairman Abid Saqi, journalist Mazhar Abbas and former information minister Javed Jabbar as amici curiae (friends […]


Facebook hosts virtual event to introduce Dial Zero

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LAHORE: Facebook hosted a virtual launch event to introduce Dial Zero, Facebook’s authorized sales partner for Pakistan to the local market. Both the companies discussed this first of its kind partnership for the country along with educating attendees about Facebook’s various new services being offered for local businesses, including localised account management, local billing in […]


Call for applications and nominations from bloggers

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF), a member of Civil Society for Independent Media and Expression (CIME) plans to organize ten three-day holistic security training workshops for bloggers and human rights defenders in different cities. The trainings will include daylong sessions on digital, physical and psychosocial security. A look at the changing landscape of threats to freedom […]


Ban on TikTok challenged

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KARACHI: The ban on TikTok in Pakistan was challenged at the Sindh High Court (SHC) here on Tuesday. The petitioner, Munib Ahmed, who approached the Sindh High Court challenging the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s October 9 decision of placing a ban on the short video-sharing Chinese app, TikTok, stated in his petition that more than 20 […]


Pakistan wins UN Human Rights Council elections

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan has been re-elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) with an overwhelming majority securing 169 votes in the 193-member UN General Assembly. Elections were held in New York on early Tuesday. Among the five candidates from the Asia-Pacific region vying for four seats, Pakistan secured the highest number of votes. […]