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Daily Archives: August 27, 2022

People of tribal districts can equally avail RTI Laws: Farah Hamid

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Peshawar: Extension of the RTI Act to the newly merged districts is an excellent step that would lead to a big social change and political development in the right direction. Due to merger of the erstwhile FATA and PATA into KP, the tribal peoples have the same status as the peoples of KP are enjoying. […]


DIG files report to SHC CJ on journalist’s arrest

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KARACHI: Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hyderabad, Senior Superintendent of Police, Thatta, and other police officials appeared before the Sindh High Court, following the notice taken by Chief Justice of Sindh High Court on the arrest of a journalist Nizam Samon of district Thatta. On Thursday August 25, 2022, DIG Hyderabad Syed Pir Muhammad Shah […]


ARY NEWS TRANSMISSION: PFUJ ACCUSES PEMRA OF PLAYING ‘DOUBLE GAME’

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) on Friday accused Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) of playing a ‘double game’ with cable operators in matters related to the suspension of ARY News transmission. “PEMRA has directed cable operators to keep ARY News transmission suspended,” PFUJ secretary general Rana Azeem said while talking to ARY […]


Telephone, internet partially restored in 10 Balochistan districts

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ISLAMABAD: Telephone and internet services in at least 10 districts of Balochistan were partially restored, hours after they were suspended due to the damage caused to the cable network. Meanwhile, the government has asked mobile telecom companies to enable consumers in the flood-hit areas in all the provinces to make calls, even with zero balance. […]


Court Extends Remand of Social Media Trolling Accused

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LAHORE    –    A lo­cal court on Friday extend­ed physical remand of a doc­tor, involved in social media trolling against institu­tions, for another two days. The Federal Investigations Agency’s (FIA) officials pro­duced the accused Dr Sahar Saud before Judicial Magis­trate Ghulam Murtaza Virk amid strict security on ex­piry of one-day physical re­mand. The FIA prosecutor submitted […]