On Monday, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) former lawmaker Shazia Atta Marri sent a legal notice to a local reporter for defamation by sharing fake news about her. The legal notice sent under Section 8 of the Defamation Ordinance 2002 and Section 20 of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016, states that the reporter […]
The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) shut down the Hadiqa Kiani starrer in response to public outcry over its controversial subject matter, which allegedly drew inspiration from the real-life 2020 motorway incident in Pakistan. The Pakistani entertainment industry found itself at the center of controversy as Wajahat Rauf and Shazia Wajahat came under public […]
Minister of Information and Culture Amir Mir has taken decisive action against what they claim are ‘obscene’ dances in Gujranwala and Faisalabad. Orders have been issued to remove the directors of the arts council in Faisalabad and Gujranwala from their positions due to their failure to curb the presence of ‘indecent’ performances in local theatres. […]
Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi has said some sections of media have misreported the recent interaction of Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar with journalists on Thursday. In a news statement, Murtaza Solangi clarified that when the Prime Minister was asked during the interaction whether the electricity bills had caused chaos […]
SWAT: Journalist Fayaz Zafar was freed here on Thursday after a jirga was held between the local elders and district administration. Mr Zafar, the bureau chief of daily Mashriq and a reporter for Deewa radio in Swat, was detained on Wednesday night under Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). Known for his brave reporting, he […]
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