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Daily Archives: July 9, 2023

Meta’s Threads upends social media in less than 48 hours

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WASHINGTON-In less than 48 hours, Meta’s Twitter rival Threads has surpassed 70 million sign-ups, upended the social media landscape and appears to have rattled Twitter enough that it is now threatening legal action against Meta. But even as users signed up for Threads in droves, with some clearly eager to flee the chaos of Elon […]


Prime Minister slams sinister social media campaign against army chief

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ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday strongly condemned a social media sinister campaign pertaining to “assassinating” Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir, saying that the people involved were brainwashed in a similar manner like those who were before the May 9 chaos. In a statement, the prime minister directed the agencies concerned […]


Dunya News mutes analyst Ayaz Amir’s mention of Vigo Pickup

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ISLAMABAD—In a concerning trend for press freedom advocates, censorship in Pakistani media continues to raise alarms as incidents of muted speech and blurred images come to light. The latest incident involved Dunya News Television muting the mention of a prominent analyst’s reference to the Vigo Pickup, often attributed to intelligence agencies concerning abductions and kidnappings. […]


Excise director fined for violating RTI Act

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LAHORE: The Punjab Information Commission fined Rs 50,000 to the Excise Headquarters Director for not disclosing information on expenses on transport used by the Excise DG during 2021-22. Chief Information Commissioner Mehboob Qadir Shah while delivering the verdict in the Shahbaz Akmal Advocate v. DG Excise case, said the lawyer had requested an inspection of […]