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Daily Archives: March 17, 2021

Govt’s Social Media Crackdown Threatens Human Rights And Business

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With Every Passing Day, State’s Grip Against Freedom Of Expression, Media And Now Social Media Seems To Get Tighter. The new draconian social media law by the federal government is a clear attempt to control, what critics say, what they cannot. Under the name of national security, religious sentiments and ‘respect for institutions’, the government […]


PFUJ seminar on press freedom, resolution of media crisis today

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ISLAMABAD: Representatives of mainstream political parties, trade union, civil society and human rights groups will address a national seminar on “Freedom of Press and Resolution of Media Crisis” to be organised by Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) today (Wednesday), says a press release. The seminar is part of PFUJ‘s country-wide campaign “Enough is Enough.” […]


Journalist, academic Prof Mateen-ur-Rehman Murtaza passes away

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KARACHI: Veteran journalist and former chairman of Karachi University’s mass communication department Prof Syed Mateen-ur-Rehman Murtaza was laid to rest in the university’s graveyard on Tuesday. He passed away on Monday night following complications from a surgery. He was in his 80s. His funeral prayers were offered after Zohr at Masjid-i-Ibrahim, which were attended by […]


TikTok banned until filtering mechanism in place: PHC

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PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has ruled that indecent and objectionable material is being uploaded on the popular video-sharing application TikTok without restriction in violation of Islamic moral values and ethics, so the ban will continue in the country until a mechanism is in place to filter such content. In the detailed order on a […]