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Journalist’s Showroom Attacked, 11 Cars Burnt

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KHANEWAL, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 29th Aug, 2022 ) :An alleged drugs dealer along with his accomplice on Monday attacked the car showroom of a local journalist and burnt 11 vehicles worth Rs 15 million, besides injuring his manager. According to police sources, journalist Shakil Saadi had been releasing news against […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) camps outside PEMRA, calls for an end to ARY ban

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ISLAMABAD—On Monday, the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) began a protest campaign to press for the resumption of ARY News’ transmission. The union and the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists (RIUJ) set up a protest camp outside the regulator PEMRA’s Islamabad headquarters. The unions saw the ARY ban as ‘illegal and unjust’ and slammed PEMRA […]


Pakistan asks India to unblock Twitter accounts of Pak missions, radio

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday called upon India to immediately reverse the blockage of Twitter accounts of Pakistan’s diplomatic missions and Radio Pakistan to adhere to the established international norms and standards of freedom of expression as espoused by the United Nations, and desist from employing subterfuges to control the global Internet domain. Islamabad’s demand came […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspends Pemra’s order to ban live telecast of Imran’s speeches

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday suspended the Pakis­tan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (Pemra) orders to ban the live telecast of PTI Chairman Imran Khan’s speeches. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah, after taking up the matter on an application filed by the former prime minister today, observed that the watchdog had “exceeded its authority” […]


Marriyum Aurangzeb urges media to use only verified twitter handles

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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has urged the media to use only verified twitter handles and not attribute statements to PML-N Vice President Marriyum Nawaz Sharif from unverified twitter handles. In a tweet on Friday, the Minister said the statement attributed to Maryam Nawaz Sharif regarding climate change is fake. She said it […]