• January 7, 2025
• Media and Governance

On January 3, the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, led by Chairman Senator Syed Ali Zafar, held a session to deliberate on potential amendments to the Right of Access to Information Act, 2017. After consultations with stakeholders, the committee requested the relevant ministry to draft proposed changes to enhance the Act. The session […]

• January 7, 2025
• General News

On January 2, a senior civil judge issued an interim order suspending the Central Press Club’s annual elections following allegations of electoral roll manipulation and financial mismanagement. The lawsuit, filed by Sohail Mughal, a presidential candidate, and 28 other members, alleged that the club’s executive body unlawfully excluded 29 longstanding members from the voters’ list. The petitioners […]

• January 7, 2025
• General News

On January 3, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif underscored the need to address the rising challenge of misinformation and fake news circulating on social media, calling it inevitable for eliminating terrorism and extremism from Pakistan. Chairing a meeting of the Apex Committee on the National Action Plan, the prime minister highlighted the dangers posed by false narratives spread […]

• January 7, 2025
• General News

Information and Technology Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja vehemently dismissed the notion that internet outages had been a persistent issue over the last year, citing an increase in internet users in Pakistan last year. According to Minister Khawaja, the total number of internet users in Pakistan surged by 25% from 2023 to 2024. She attributed this growth to […]

• January 7, 2025
• Access to Information, Information Technology

After a suspension of more than 20 hours, cellular and internet services were fully restored in Quetta on January 6. The Balochistan government had imposed the two-day suspension following a call for a shutter-down strike by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) in protest against alleged rigging during the re-polling for the PB-45 Quetta VIII constituency. The strike was organized by JUI-F […]

• January 7, 2025
• Access to Information, Information Technology

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has criticized the government for throttling the internet, accusing officials of targeting political opposition while causing significant economic losses. Citing a Top10VPN.com report, PTI’s Central Information Secretary Sheikh Waqqas Akram said that Pakistan incurred $1.62 billion in losses in 2024, the highest globally due to internet shutdowns. Pakistan recorded the highest economic […]

• January 7, 2025
• General News

Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon has ordered the immediate resolution of issues of the allocation of plots tp journalists. This directive was given during a meeting with the newly elected Karachi Press Club (KPC) leadership, led by President Fazil Jamili. Governing Body members Hafeez Baloch, Hammad Hussain, and Mona Siddiqui also attended the meeting. Minister Memon congratulated the new KPC […]

• January 7, 2025
• General News

Secretary of Information and Broadcasting Ambreen Jan met with Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Iqbal Hussain Khan, on January 6 to discuss strategies for strengthening media cooperation. Both officials underscored the importance of utilizing shared historical and cultural values to create a foundation for mutual understanding. Secretary Jan proposed joint initiatives between state media organizations, including Pakistan […]

• January 7, 2025
• Information Technology

Internet users across Pakistan experienced disruptions following a fault near Qatar in the Asia-Africa-Europe-1 (AAE-1) submarine cable, one of the seven internet cables landing in Pakistan. The issue, which emerged on the evening of January 2, has led to noticeably slower browsing speeds nationwide. Efforts are currently underway to resolve the issue, though network speeds […]