Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah has remarked that freedom of expression does not protect ‘hate speech or provocative speech’ while formulating an opinion on the use of social media in Pakistan. “The more a society has access to information, the better it will progress,” Justice Minallah affirmed. During Thursday’s hearing, the chief […]
ISLAMABAD: Journalists were injured during a clash between two rival groups inside the National Press Club (NPC) on Thursday. Recently, the NPC held its annual election after which one of the groups (Azad Panel) accused their rival (Journalist Panel) of rigging. On Thursday, Azad Panel announced to conduct a referendum over the election. Leaders, members […]
ISLAMABAD: Egyptian Ambassador Tarek Mohamed Dahroug on Wednesday called on Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, and discussed matters of mutual interest, especially related to film, drama, and regional and international situations. During the meeting, they agreed to open dubbing centres in their countries to translate both the Egyptian and Pakistani films and dramas in respective […]
LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday prepared a draft to challenge acquittal of Jang/Geo media group owner Mir Shakilur Rehman and two others in a reference of 34-year-old illegal land allotment, contending that the “accountability court did not apply judicial mind in this case”. The NAB will challenge the acquittal in the high […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will Thursday (today) resume hearing in identical petitions filed against the implementation of “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards), Rules 2020.” A single bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice Athar Minallah will conduct hearing of the petitions wherein he had […]
SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MPA Aqibullah Khan on Monday allegedly misbehaved with a journalist when the latter drew his attention towards out-of-order equipment in the Bacha Khan Hospital Complex, Shahmansoor, here. Mr Aqibullah, his brother, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, and newly-elected Swabi tehsil mayor Attaullah Khan, were on a visit to the hospital to inspect […]
KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Bodies, Syed Nasir Shah on Monday claimed local journalist Murtaza Shar was shot dead over personal enmity. Reacting to the killing of a local journalist associated with a private news channel, Nasir Shah in his Tweet said it is wrong to blame the Sindh government for the killing of Murtaza […]
LAHORE: An Accountability Court on Monday acquitted Jang-Geo Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and others in a 36-year-old private property case as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) failed to prove any of the charges of violation of laws, corrupt practices and loss to national exchequer. The Accountability Court judge, Asad Ali, while announcing the 20-page judgment […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has condemned the malicious campaign against eminent columnist and intellectual Dr Kaiser Bengali. In a statement issued on Monday, PFUJ president Shahzada Zulfiqar and secretary general Nasir Zaidi alleged that the government is employing fascist tactics to silence any voice critical of it and its policies. “Dr […]
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday handed over four accused involved in the killing of Journalist Husnain Shah, to police on a 14-day physical remand. Earlier, the police produced four accused – Amir Butt, Farhan Shah, Amjad Pasha and Haider Abbas before the court. The investigation officer submitted that the accused were involved in […]
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