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Daily Archives: August 21, 2022

BOL transmission blocked for several hours for airing Imran Khan’s speech

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ISLAMABAD— the transmission of BOL News TV was blocked for several hours Sunday in different areas of the country, reportedly under the instructions of regulator PEMRA. According to BOL, the regulator ordered the cable operators to block the transmission. In many areas, including Shikarpur, Jhang, Sargodha, Jhelum, Hafizabad, Khushab, and adjoining locations, there was no […]


‘Fascist move’: Twitter storm after PEMRA bans Imran’s live speeches

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Twitter remained ablaze on Sunday after the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) decided to place a ban on broadcasting live speeches of former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on all satellite TV channels. The ban came after the ousted premier had warned the IG and DIG of Islamabad police, saying […]


Pemra places ban on live speeches of Imran Khan

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Islamabad: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) has banned live speeches of PTI Chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, according to a private TV channel. According to a declaration issued by the authority, “the PTI chairman is levelling baseless allegations against the institutions so his live speeches are being banned under section 27 […]


Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) traces Twitter accounts involved in ‘anti-army campaign’

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‘PTI supporter’ spread fake news by tweeting video claiming army chief attended ceremony in London, says agency Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing in a major operation has identified Twitter accounts involved in spreading fake news about the military and the army chief. A person named Engineer Naveed whose Twitter account (Engr_Naveed111) tweeted a video […]