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Monthly Archives: February 2023

Role of media important in sensitizing public about functioning of Ombudsman’s office

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Federal Ombudsman (FO) Ejaz Ahmad Qureshi has termed the role of media highly significant in sensitizing the general public about the functioning of the Ombudsman’s institution. At a briefing held for the office-bearers of the Islamabad Crime and Court Reporters Association (ICCRA) on Tuesday, the Federal Ombudsman said his institution was trying its most to […]


PPF urges PEMRA to reverse order prohibiting coverage of F-9 Park rape; ban tantamount to the sweeping issue of sexual harassment under the rug

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Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) has urged the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to reverse its order prohibiting coverage of a rape at the F-9 Park in Islamabad. While the regulatory body can issue reporting guidelines to maintain the victim’s anonymity, entirely prohibiting coverage of the incident is tantamount to sweeping the issue of sexual harassment […]


Islamabad High Court (IHC) displeased with delay in legislation on journalists’ service

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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday expressed displeasure over the lethargy of the law and information ministries for delaying legislation for service structure of journalists working in electronic media. IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq resumed hearing the petitions of a faction of the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and Islamabad High Court […]


20 projects being executed to improve connectivity in Sindh, says Information Technology (IT) minister

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HYDERABAD: Federal Information Technology and Telecommunication Minister Syed Aminul Haq has said that his ministry is executing 20 projects worth Rs16.3 billion for improving connectivity through optic fibre system and broadband in Sindh. He was speaking at the ceremony for adoption of a school by Telecom Founda­tion (TF) for digitalised education in Latifabad on Monday. […]


Govt increases IT exports to $2b: Amin

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Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haque on Monday said as per the manifesto of Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan, Government College University was providing higher education to the people of Hyderabad and another federal university which would soon be established in the second largest city of Sindh. He said this while addressing the […]


All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) delegation meets Caretaker

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LAHORE: The President and Executive Committee members of All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) called on Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi here in his office on Monday and expressed good wishes for him. The CM assured to resolve the problems of the newspaper industry and directed the Information department to pay the arrears of advertisements […]


Lahore High Court (LHC) allows Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block websites with ‘objectionable’ content

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Monday allowed the Pakistan Telecommunication Autho-rity (PTA) to block the websites sharing ‘objection material’ and adjourned the hearing of a petition against uploading copies of the Holy Quran with distorted Arabic text till February 06.The court passed these orders after the PTA’s counsel sought permission to close all such […]


Pakistan lifts ban on Wikipedia

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has removed ban on the online encyclopedia, Wikipedia, following a two-day suspension after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to “immediately” do so on Monday. The decision was made on the recommendation of a three-member ministerial committee comprising Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, Minister for Economic […]


Imran defends his remarks on female journalist’s harassment

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KARACHI: Former PM Imran Khan has said that his statement regarding journalist Gharidah Farooqi being harassed at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rallies was not taken out of context and that in a society like Pakistan’s, “if you put yourself in that position, you are going to be vulnerable”. The PTI chairman was speaking to The New […]


Wikimedia Foundation urges Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore access to Wikipedia

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The Wikimedia Foundation called on Pakistan to restore access to Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects in the country immediately. The Wikimedia Foundation says in a statement it received a notification from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on February 1, 2023, stating “the services of Wikipedia have been degraded for 48 hours” for failure to remove content […]


PTA blocks Wikipedia over blasphemous content

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) blocked Wikipedia services in Pakistan on Friday after their refusal to withdraw blasphemous content. Earlier, the Authority had degraded its services in the country. When this reporter contacted PTA spokesperson late on Friday night and inquired about blocking of Wikipedia, she confirmed that “yes” it had been blocked. On the instruction of the […]


‘Hate speech’ case against TV anchor discharged

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LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Friday discharged a case of “hate speech” registered against TV anchor Imran Riaz Khan by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), and ordered his immediate release. The FIA produced the BOL News anchor before Magistrate Ghulam Murtaza Virk to seek his physical remand. Advocate Mian Ali Ashfaq, on behalf of the […]


CM urged to retrieve Press Club building

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The personal intervention of the Caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi being their fellow journalist has been sought by the journalist fraternity of Attock to get retrieved the Attock Press Club building and equipment worth rupees millions forcibly snatched by the district management Attock enabling them to express their solidarity with their Kashmiri brothers on […]


Rights activists criticise proposed amendments to RTI law

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ISLAMABAD   –     Rights activists have criticised proposed amendments to the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017 that has been moved yet again as a private member’s bill in the Senate which elapsed a couple of times earlier. They say the amendment would limit the scope of the right to information law by excluding […]