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Daily Archives: July 3, 2021

The Sindh High Court (SHC) lifts ban imposed on TikTok

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday lifted the suspension it had imposed a few days ago on social media platform TikTok and directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to address a complaint of plaintiff. An SHC single-judge bench headed by Justice Kausar Sultana Hussain recalled its June 28 interim order regarding suspension of […]


All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) reject ‘anti-journalist’ bill passed by Punjab

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ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Various media organizations Friday rejected the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Bill, 2021, passed by the Punjab Assembly, terming it an attempt to suppress the press freedom in the province. The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) and the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalist (PFUJ) issued separate statements and strongly condemned the […]


Governor pledges revocation of press related amendments to Punjab Assembly’s Privileges Act 2021

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LAHORE   – Punjab Governor Ch Sarwar Friday announced to revoke all the press related amendments introduced in the recently passed Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021. The journalists, protesting outside Governor House, also ended their sit-in following the announcement by the governor. According to details, the Punjab governor visited the sit-in staged […]


Safety Training Workshop for Bloggers and human rights defenders.

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) invites applications for a three-day security training workshop in Lahore for bloggers and human rights defenders. The training will include sessions on physical, digital and psycho-social security. A look at the changing landscape of threats to freedom of expression shows that the threats are increasingly becoming more sophisticated. Where once physical […]