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Daily Archives: August 16, 2023

Public servants’ social media restricted

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PESHAWAR:The public employees in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa must obtain permission from their administrative secretaries or any other competent authorities before posting or sharing information related to government affairs in WhatsApp groups or on other social media forums. The K-P government issued a statement pointing out that it had taken notice of public workers in WhatsApp groups engaging […]


A journalist’s house attacked in Hangu

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HANGU: Unidentified gunmen attacked the house of a local senior journalist, causing damage to the main gate and a car parked inside the house. According to details, unknown gunmen opened fire on the house of Farooq Paracha, a senior journalist working as a reporter with a private TV channel. As a result, the main gate […]


Sukkur journalists and lawyers demand the arrest of Jan Mahar’s killers

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SUKKUR: Journalists, lawyers, political activists, social activists, and activists of the trade unions staged a sit-in in front of the SSP office in Sukkur against the assassination of the senior journalist Jan Muhammad Mahar. A massive protest rally started by the Sukkur Press Club demanded the arrest of the killers and facilitators. Treasurer of Pakistan […]


Police register FIR of journalist Mahar’s murder

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SUKKUR – The Sukkur Police on Tuesday reg­istered a First Information Report (FIR) of the murder of senior jour­nalist Jan Muhammad Mahar on the complaint of his elder brother Karamullah Mahar. Six main suspects Sher Muhammad alias Sheral Mahar, Khurram Naseer Mahar, Qurban Mahar, Roshan, Gul­zar, and Mir Muhammad Mahar, and three unknown accused have […]


President signs PEMRA Bill

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ISLAMABAD – President Dr. Arif Alvi on Tuesday signed the Pa­kistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023, said a statement issued by the President’s House. The statement also said that the bill has been ap­proved under Article 75 of the Constitution and has now changed into an act. Last week, the bill was approved […]