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Monthly Archives: October 2022

Fake news story and clarification

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A few days ago most of the media channels and newspapers reported an incident of a young woman getting raped by 20 men in an Artistic Millers office. The report was a headline and a video was also shown. The story became trending on social media and many people made many comments. The next day […]


Witness in Ajay Lalwani murder case killed

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SUKKUR: A witness in the Ajay Lalwani murder case was killed on Wednesday in a road accident in district Khairpur. Journalist Naresh Kumar, witness in the murder case of Ajay Lalwani, was killed after a truck rammed into his motorcycle at Karimabad National Highway in Khairpur. Police took the truck into its custody, while the […]


In Balochistan, Families of Slain Journalists Await Justice

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Journalist Shahid Zehri, reporter for Metro One News television in the industrial city of Hub in Lasbela district of Baluchistan, was killed in a targeted bomb blast on 10 October 2021. Responsibility for this attack was accepted by the banned organisation Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a proscribed separatist group based in Balochistan. In its statement, […]


Sophia Mirza wants ex-husband banned from appearing on TV

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LAHORE: A court in Lahore has refused to ban media appearances of businessman and Liberia’s Ambassador-at-Large Umar Farooq Zahoor on an application filed by his former wife and actor Sophia Mirza. The former model had moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) for asking the Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to issue directions to TV channels […]


Election commission Pakistan (ECP) Challenges Pakistan Information Commission (PIC)’s Decision at Islamabad High Court (IHC)

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday served notices to respondents in an appeal against the decision of Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) regarding provision of details about recruitments in Election Commission of Pakistan. Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the appeal filed by ECP. The chief justice inquired the ECP lawyer that what information the […]


Info Secretary calls for inculcating modern media techniques in ministry officials

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Secretary Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid says officers from all attached departments and sub-offices of the ministry would be encouraged to undertake the capacity building courses in greater number in future. Addressing the graduation ceremony of training programmes at Information Service Academy in Islamabad, she said such trainings are crucial to keep the officials abreast […]


Supremacy of Parliament to Be Honored At All Costs: NA Body

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ISLAMABAD: The Standing Committee of National Assembly on Rules of Procedure and Privileges on Monday categorically stated that nobody is above the law and supremacy of the Parliament should be honored at all costs. The committee under the chairmanship of Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon, MNA also directed to inform all federal/provincial secretaries, ministries, divisions, departments […]


Missing person tells IHC he’s warned against using social media platforms

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ISLAMABAD: The local police Monday produced a missing person before the Islamabad High Court (IHC).Chief Justice Athar Minallah presided over the hearing on a petition filed by Munib’s father Mohammad Akram. Justice Minallah had directed the police and intelligence agencies to produce Muneeb Akram in the court on Monday. When asked by the chief justice […]


Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan is no more

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KARACHI: Veteran journalist Zawwar Hasan, whose career ranged from sports reporter and editorial writer to travel magazine editor and public affairs manager, passed away peacefully in San Francisco, US, after a brief illness, four months short of his 97th birthday. Born in January 1927 in Pratapgarh, India, he did his LLB from Allahabad University, then […]


TikTok enhances parental control on children’s accounts

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ISLAMABAD: Popular short-video sharing platform TikTok has launched a new initiative to create awareness about how parents can monitor and control their children’s in-app experience, the company has said in a statement. With its #Family First initiative, the platform aimed to create awareness on how parents can use ‘Family Pairing Feature’ to monitor activities on […]


Social media & education

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As we know education plays an indispensable role in this competitive era. It provides numerous opportunities to get a better life by improving one’s knowledge and skills and develops the personality and attitude of an intellectual. A good education is extremely essential for everyone to grow and succeed in life. It is education which assists […]


Smear campaign: Court issues non-bailable arrest warrants for ARY CEO, anchorperson

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KARACHI: An Additional District and Sessions Court (South) on Sunday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Salman Iqbal, chief executive officer of ARY Network, and anchorperson Arshad Sharif for failing to appear in a case pertaining to running a smear campaign through a talk show, Power Play, against Jang/Geo Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman. Prior to this, their […]


Internet access in Panjgur

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Panjgur is facing issues of Internet access and it has become a major problem for public, especially for students. I read newspapers on daily basis, yet never saw a letter published written by someone from Panjgur. People raise their voice to highlight issues being faced by them and they always try their best to write, […]


Hate content on social media

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It is deplorable that content of supremacist and extremist elements directed against Muslims is being allowed to thrive on social media platforms. Such hateful content not only hurts the sentiments of Muslim population but also making their lives difficult especially those who live in non-Muslim countries. The Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a US […]