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Monthly Archives: June 2021

Fawad Chaudhry lashes out at TikTok ban, condemns ‘judicial activism’

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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has lashed out at the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) verdict banning TikTok across Pakistan till July 8, terming it “judicial activism”. Taking to Twitter, Chaudhry warned of consequences Pakistan will face in case it did not carry out judicial reforms. “Pakistan will never come out of its economic crisis if […]


Digitalization of State media

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SPEAKING in the National Assembly on Monday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain announced the digitalization plan for the state media including PTV, Radio Pakistan and Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). He said the PTV will become HD whilst Radio Pakistan will also go digital in the month of August this year. As […]


Anti-Terrorism Court adjourns Lalwani murder case till July 12

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SUKKUR – Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC), Sukkur on Tuesday adjourned the murder case of journalist Ajay Lalwani till July 12 due to the absence of defense counsel. The case could not proceed in the absence of defense counsel but main accused, including ex-chairman town committee Saleh Pat Inayat Shah, vice-chairman Ihsan Shah, former Station House Officer […]


Minister claims implementation of human rights policy in Punjab

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LAHORE – Punjab Minister for Human Rights and Minority Affairs Ejaz Alam Augustine on Monday said the current government had implemented human rights policy and for the first time in Punjab single national curriculum was being ensured. He expressed these views while addressing the forum “provincial advocacy forum” at a local hotel on the topic […]


Government’s revised internet rules fuel tension with technology firms

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INTERNET companies have yet again pushed back against Pakistan’s amended social media rules, noting that the most problematic provisions remain unchanged in the latest draft that they say has in fact “regressed” in comparison with previous versions. The third version of the social media rules, titled the ‘Removal of Unlawful Online Content Rules 2021’ was […]


Sindh High Court (SHC) orders banning TikTok in Pakistan

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday ordered to ban the video-sharing app TikTok across Pakistan, nearly three months after the country had lifted a ban imposed on it. The SHC’s order makes it the third time that the video-sharing platform has been banned in Pakistan. The SHC’s ruling came during a hearing, where […]


India behind anti-Pakistan propaganda on social media, minster tells National Assembly

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ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the ongoing anti-Pakistan propaganda campaign on social media, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday said that during the recent protests by the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) on the blasphemy issue, more than 300,000 tweets originated from Indian city of Ahmedabad within three-and-a-half minutes. The minister said this in his […]


Provisional Assembly (PA) once again adopts bill for journalists’ protection

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The Sindh Assembly on Monday once more adopted the Sindh Protection of Journalists and Other Media Practitioners Bill 2021. The bill was earlier returned by the governor to the legislature as he had objected to some features of the proposed law and refused to give his assent. After the second passage of the bill by […]


Don’t lecture us on freedom of expression, Fawad tells opposition

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ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that the opposition shouldn’t lecture the government on freedom of expression, saying the highest number of attacks on journalists were carried out during their eras. Responding to questions raised regarding the safety of journalists, during the National Assembly session, Fawad said that, “A consistent propaganda is ongoing […]


Pakistan Information Commission Disposed Of 700 Cases against Access to Information Act 2017

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ABBOTTABAD: The Access to Information Act 2017 was approved for Federal government departments, following the law Pakistan Information Commission has disposed of more than 700 out of 1270 applications due to non-provision of information by the federal departments. This was expressed by Zahid Abdullah member of the Pakistan Information Commission while talking to the media […]


Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) urges the authorities to conduct speedy investigations into the cases of attacks on journalists and to ensure justice is provided.

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has called on the authorities to conduct speedy investigations into the cases of attacks on journalists — Asad Toor and Absar Alam — and to ensure justice is provided. On April 20, former Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) chairman Absar Alam was shot in the country’s capital Islamabad. In a […]


Pakistani film festival held in Sydney

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LAHORE: A Pakistani film festival was held in Sydney, Australia, the other day in which short films made in Pakistan and from Pakistani filmmakers were screened. It was the first film festival of its kind held in Australia, which attracted significant interest and appreciation from the Australian audience, especially the Pakistani community.   According to […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists seeks clarification from Prime Minister over Gill’s statement

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has demanded Prime Minister Imran to explain his position on freedom of speech in the wake of his Special Assistant on Information Shehbaz Gill’s statement over the issue. The journalists’ body expressed grave concerns over the statement of Gill in which he openly announced that the PTI government […]


Women journalists demand gender audit in all media houses

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Women journalists from different parts of the country on Saturday called for Gender audit in media Houses other decision-making bodies. These demands made part of the protest organized by Women Journalists Association of Pakistan. Women media persons also demanded the government to bound media owners for paying pending wages of women Journalists and reinstate those […]