• August 21, 2022
• Freedom of Expression

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 […]

• August 21, 2022
• General News

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 […]

• August 21, 2022
• Broadcasting

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 […]

• August 21, 2022
• Social Media

‘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 […]

• August 20, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced sit-in outside Parliament House against the suspension of ARY News transmission despite Sindh High Court (SHC) orders, ARY News reported. We will march towards Islamabad on Tuesday, announced PFUJ secretary-general Rana Azeem. Have written letters to journalists of all media houses and journalists’ organizations, he said […]

• August 20, 2022
• Broadcasting

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday rejected a plea from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to annul a stay order on a show-cause notice issued by the authority to ARY NEWS, ARY NEWS reported. During the hearing before the Sindh High Court (SHC) regarding suspension of ARY NEWS transmission, the court […]

• August 20, 2022
• Social Media

Karachi: A session’s court dismissed on Friday an application seeking the registration of an FIR against the late Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA and television host Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s estranged wife Dania Malik for allegedly sharing his private videos on social media. Shabbir Shafqat, who heads a civil rights organisation, had moved an application under […]

• August 20, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD: Internet services, after several hours of suspension in central and northern parts of the country caused by heavy rains and floods, were restored. The internet outage started at around 7am on Friday which was confirmed by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). The Authority from its Twitter handle stated that as reported by the PTCL, […]

• August 20, 2022
• Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approached the law enforcement agencies to close a website which has stolen companies’ data from the SECP website and now made it illegally public through the said website. It is learnt that the SECP has contacted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) as well as the […]

• August 19, 2022
• Social Media

Pakistan Press Foundation condemns the vile social media trend against journalist and Newsone anchorperson Gharidah Farooqi and stands in solidarity with her. Such abusive campaigns are an attack on press freedom and undermine the ability of journalists to do their work freely being at the receiving end of such hateful messages. On August 18, an abusive trend […]

• August 19, 2022
• General News

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ordered PEMRA chairman Saleem Baig to appear before the court along with cable operators if he fails to restore  ARY News transmission on cable by August 24. The orders were passed by the SHC bench while hearing a contempt of court plea against the PEMRA chairman and cable […]

• August 19, 2022
• Broadcasting

KARACHI: Interior Ministry and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) have failed to present evidence against ARY News before Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday. During a hearing on a petition for restoration of the channel’s transmission, the interior ministry and PEMRA failed to present evidence against ARY News before Sindh High Court. The government […]

• August 19, 2022
• General News

ISLAMABAD—many female journalists have solidarity with prominent journalist Gharidah Farooqi against a smear campaign allegedly by a social media cell associated with a political party. In a tweet, prominent female journalist Mehr Bokhari showed sympathy for her: “Terrifies me what lows ppl can stoop to when they disagree with a woman. A man is never […]

• August 19, 2022
• General News

HARIPUR: A reference was held here in Ghazi tehsil the other day to pay tribute to the services of senior journalist Mohammad Shahbaz, 66, who died of coronavirus on August 18, last year. Local journalists and Fatima Ameen Welfare Foundation organised the event. The speakers threw light on the journalistic career of late Shahbaz and […]