• March 5, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Friday served a notice to Attorney-General of Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan on the petitions filed by journalist organisations against the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA). Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition against the PECA (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 during which the court issued the […]

• March 5, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday appeared before the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) here and submitted an application seeking withdrawal of his constitutional immunity, asking the judge to decide the case against him on merit. During the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) months-long sit-in in 2014, police had invoked the Anti-Terrorism Act against PTI chief Imran Khan, […]

• March 5, 2022
• General News

KARACHI: Three eyewitnesses on Friday identified a suspect as the one who involved in the murder of journalist Athar Mateen during a mugging attempt in North Nazimabad last month. Associated with Samaa TV as senior producer, Mateen was shot dead by armed robbers on Feb 18. Police booked and arrested Muhammad Ashraf alias Lamboo in […]

• March 5, 2022
• General News

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday granted bail to journalist Mohsin Baig in a money laundering and bribery case. The petitioner had submitted in the plea that he was being politically victimised at the behest of the federal communication minister over his reported remarks in media. Baig’s counsel Abdul Lateef Khosa submitted that the […]

• March 5, 2022
• General News

KARACHI: The Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND), in its annual session, completely rejected the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), declaring it to be against the freedom of expression and basic human rights. AEMEND said it considered that the purpose of this ordinance was to curb the freedom of media and […]