ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has described the statement of former Prime Minister Imran Khan claiming that he did not have any hand in stifling the media as against facts and reality. In a statement issued on Sunday, PFUJ President Shahzada Zulfiqar and Secretary General Nasir Zaidi said Mr Khan’s tenure would […]
KARACHI: In the wake of recent killing of a young man in Hyderabad and subsequent spread of hatred and propaganda on social media that triggered tension among different ethnic groups, Sindh Inspector General of Police Ghulam Nabi Memon has asked the Federal Investigation Agency to take legal action against miscreants spreading malicious propaganda on social […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) will Monday (today) take up a petition praying the court to probe the alleged audio leak of former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and his former focal person on digital media Dr Arslan Khalid. A single bench of IHC comprising Acting Chief Justice of IHC Justice […]
Majority of the heads of the government department are allegedly not ready to provide information to the applicant who tries to get information through the Right to Information Act 2013. It may be noted that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf provincial government has enacted the Right to Information Act 2013 so that every citizen can easily gain […]
PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Friday appointed a former civil servant of BS-22, Mrs Farah Hamid Khan, as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Information Commission’s chief information commissioner for a period of three years. A notification issued by the provincial information secretary stated that the provincial cabinet had approved the recommendation made by the chief minister for the […]
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb Saturday said that Imran Khan’s era was the darkest period for media. Addressing a news conference, the minister alleged Imran Khan is a habitual liar and a failed person, he only knows how to lie. She pointed out that Imran Khan is saying that the media was […]
PTI Chairman Imran Khan on Saturday distanced himself from restraints put on media freedom during his government, saying that any journalists picked up by the authorities were not on his directives. Addressing a seminar on media freedom in Islamabad, he said: “[When I was the prime minister] it was discussed in the cabinet three to […]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Saturday said Nusrat Javeed was also among the other journalists who were victimised during the fascist rule of Imran Khan. “During my press conference today, I stated the names of journalists who were victimised by Imran Khan’s government. That list was incomplete because I forgot to mention […]
KARACHI: In the aftermath of the riots which erupted as a result of the murder of a youth in Hyderabad, police have requested the FIA to monitor certain activity on social media to stop the spred of false information. On Saturday, Sindh Inspector General Police Ghulam Nabi Memon wrote a letter to the FIA DG, […]
Tension persisted in the Sohrab Goth area on Friday, the second consecutive day of violence that had erupted a day earlier amid protests over the killing of a youth at a hotel in Hyderabad earlier this week. In Sohrab Goth, enraged people gathered on the Super Highway near Al-Asif Square and staged a protest, bringing […]
ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-Ul-Haque Friday called for solving problems of the IT and telecom industry and giving maximum relief for the enhancement of the country’s Digital Economy. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also has a special interest in promoting the IT industry, the minister said this while attending the […]
ISLAMABAD: In a last-ditch effort to gag social media – which is an erosion of people’s constitutional rights – the federal government on Friday decided to launch a crackdown on those who “harass” and “degrade” citizens on social media. A meeting chaired by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah which was also attended by the interior secretary, […]
Senior journalist Imran Riaz was offloaded from a flight from Lahore to Dubai on Friday according to immigration sources, Express News reported. The journalist’s name was added to the black list by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on the request of the police. According to FIA border control sources, the journalist was leaving for Dubai […]
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday issued notice to anchorperson Imran Riaz Khan for July 19 on a petition filed by the Punjab government against his discharge in a case registered at Civil Lines police station. Justice Ali Baqar Najafi heard the petition filed by the Punjab Prosecution Department. Additional Prosecutor General Punjab Khurram […]
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