• January 30, 2021
• Broadcasting

KARACHI, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 29th Jan, 2021 ) :Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz Friday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government firmly believed in the public right to ‘freedom of expression’ and considered it their basic constitutional and democratic right. He was talking to the Pakistan Broadcasters Association […]

• January 30, 2021
• Broadcasting

As part of its crackdown on freedom of expression, the Pakistani government is seeking sweeping new powers to control the media. Journalists across Pakistan have raised the alarm about proposed legislation that would augment the powers of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and allow it to access human resources data at independent media […]

• January 30, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi talked by telephone to newly appoint US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday and discussed with him bilateral ties, Afghan peace process and the Daniel Pearl murder case, official sources said. Mr Qureshi congratulated Mr Blinken on assuming the office of US Secretary of State and underscored […]

• January 30, 2021
• Social Media

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Friday issued notices to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other respondents on a petition seeking a ban on various social media applications, including TikTok, Bigo Live and Likee. Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti took up a civil miscellaneous application filed by Advocate Waqas Anwar Gujjar […]

• January 30, 2021
• Freedom of Expression

• Provincial govt calls for suspension of release order • Blinken terms verdict affront to terror victims ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: Moving swiftly, the Sindh government on Friday filed a set of petitions seeking review and suspension of the Supreme Court order of releasing Ahmed Omer Saeed Sheikh, a British Pakistani believed to be the mastermind behind […]