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Daily Archives: October 15, 2021

Media workers’ convention warns of protests till 19 points accepted

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SUKKUR: A big convention of journalists on Thursday warned federal government that they would not stop protests, demonstrations and criticism unless the government accepted their 19 points, which included demand for payment of dues and emoluments to underpaid journalists under 8th Wage Board Award. They would not stop writing against injustices of the federal government […]


Information officers directed to increase interaction with journalists

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HYDERABAD: The Secretary Information of Sindh Abdul Rasheed Solangi paid a visit to various sections of divisional directorate of Information Department and presided over a meeting with all deputy directors and information officers of Hyderabad Division at divisional directorate of Information Department. He directed to review the funds and budget allocation for all district offices […]


TikTok removes 9.85m videos of Pakistan over guidelines violation

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ISLAMABAD: With 9.85 million videos removed, Pakistan ranks second in the world for the largest number of videos taken down from the TikTok platform over violation of Community Guidelines during April-June 2021. The world’s leading short-form video platform on Thursday released its global Community Guidelines Enforcement Report, highlighting that 81.51 million videos were removed globally […]


Press Information Department issues new guidelines for government’s media advertising

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ISLAMABAD – Press Information Department (PID) on Thursday issued new guidelines to implement Advertisement Policy 2021. The guidelines and procedures were approved by Oversight and Implementation Committee (OIC) chaired by Secretary Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. These guidelines and criteria cover instructions for print, electronic, digital, cinema and outdoor advertising by the government. The instructions […]


Information Technology Ministry notifies rules to regulate social media platforms

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ISLAMABAD   – Federal Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication on Thursday issued a gazette notification of the revised Social Media Rules 2021, after which it has become mandatory for all social media institutions to abide by it. In this regard, Federal Minister for IT Syed Aminul Haq said that state of Pakistan had a responsibility […]