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Daily Archives: January 26, 2024

Of internet outages and bizarre excuses

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Internet shutdowns and nationwide disruptions to social media platforms, of late, have regrettably become routine occurrences in the country, leading many to attribute motive to the actions of Pakistani officialdom since these outages have ended up coinciding with the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) holding virtual events. The latest such ‘coincidence’ was observed on January 20, which […]


PTA raids against illegal internet service provider

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Zonal Office Faisalabad in coordination with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber Crime Circle, Faisalabad, carried out a successful raid against an illegal internet service provider in Toba Tek Singh.  The service provider was operating without a valid license from PTA. During the raid, operational internet setup including allied equipment […]


No plan to shut down social media platforms during elections: PM Kakar

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Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar said on Thursday that the government had no plan to suspend the social media platforms during the forthcoming elections, slated to happen on February 8. Speaking exclusively to Samaa TV, PM Kakar said, ‘’It is the government policy to provide equal opportunity to every political party in the elections.’’ […]


Role of Media in Nation Building

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It is rightly said that press (media) and a nation rise and fall together. The media as a fourth pillar of the state and representing the society is supposed to maintain its pluralistic hue wedded to the cause of defending the social values, human liberties and freedoms that are indispensable for the socio-economic development of […]