• May 10, 2023
• Broadcasting, Freedom of Expression, Front Page

Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned about the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority’s (PTA) decision to block mobile internet services following the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan on May 9. Citizens in Pakistan faced the closure of mobile broadband services and access to various social media websites following the arrest. This move during protests and […]

• May 10, 2023
• Broadcasting

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday allowed an opportunity to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) to submit a reply to a contempt petition of PTI Chairman Imran Khan questioning alleged violation of a stay order against ban on coverage of his speeches. A law officer appeared before the court and stated that […]

• May 10, 2023
• Information Technology

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday said that internet services across the country will remain suspended for an indefinite period. The telecommunication authority confirmed that the decision to block mobile broadband services was taken on the directives of the Ministry of Interior. A day earlier, the services were shutdown as protests erupted after […]

• May 10, 2023
• Information Technology

  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday said that internet services across the country will remain suspended for an indefinite period. The telecommunication authority confirmed that the decision to block mobile broadband services was taken on the directives of the Ministry of Interior. A day earlier, the services were shutdown as protests erupted after […]

• May 10, 2023
• Freedom of Expression

The probe team has stopped the journalists from media coverage during an inspection of the affected coach of the Karachi Express passenger train after a fire incident which claimed seven lives. Karachi Express passenger train had caught fire in Khairpur in the wee hours of Thursday night, April 27, resulting in the death of seven […]

• May 10, 2023
• General News

ISLAMABAD    –    The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday expressed concern over the leak of the fact finding report of the prominent jour­nalist Arshad Sharif murder before it was submitted in the court. The SC bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Ja­mal Mandokhel, Justice Sayyed Mazahar […]

• May 10, 2023
• Views and Opinion

A new report released by the advocacy organisation, Bytes for All, revealed that Pakistan is one of the world’s worst performers in regard to internet access and digital governance. On top of this, those who do have the privilege of using the internet have to bear extremely slow speeds and a lack of consistency in […]

• May 10, 2023
• Freedom of Expression, Information Technology

ISLAMABAD: Mobile internet and major social media platforms were shut down on Tuesday after videos began to emerge of arson and violence during protests against the arrest of PTI Chairman Imran Khan. All four cellular mobile companies — Jazz, Zong4G, Telenor and Ufone — were directed by the telecom regulator, Pakistan Telecommuni­cation Authority (PTA), to […]