KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced on Thursday that it had decided to lift the ban on the online game PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battle Ground). In a statement, PTA said its officials had met the legal representatives of the gaming platform. “[The] representatives briefed the authority on the response to queries raised by PTA with […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has lauded the measures taken for tele-schooling and provision of education through internet, saying that the facilitation of youth in receiving education is a must for utilisation of their talent. “Speed up all necessary steps for inclusion of priority sectors like education in the jurisdiction of Universal Service Fund (USF) […]
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body has recommended restricting content on video-sharing website YouTube and PUBG – an online game – rather than imposing a complete ban on them. A Supreme Court bench last week hinted at imposing a complete ban on YouTube in view of the use of the online platform to spread hateful content about […]
ISLAMABAD: The government has temporarily suspended online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and sought details from the platform to bring it in regulatory framework. This was revealed by senior officials of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), while briefing the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication, which met under the chairmanship of Ali […]
Chairman Parliamentary Council on Kashmir, Mr. Shehryar Khan Afridi on Monday visited Pakistan Media transmission Authority (PTA) Home office. Executive PTA, Significant Gen. Amir Azeem Bajwa (R) informed him about the different PTA exercises and activities being embraced with respect to the privileges of general society via web-based networking media. Taking into account fifth August […]
LAHORE – Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that Islam in Pakistan is not threatened by either TikTok or books,. In a tweet on Sunday, the minister said that, an impression had been created in the parliament, especially in Punjab, where every member came up with a new motion every other day. […]
LAHORE: Following a sexual harassment complaint made on behalf of a student against a teacher of Physics Department of the Government College University, Lahore, the vice chancellor ordered an inquiry into the matter on Sunday. A member of the Old Ravian Facebook group had posted screenshots and pictures of a teacher of the GCU Physics […]
KARACHI: Facebook has issued guidelines on account safety for Pakistani users to be more vigilant in protecting their personal data. Users can utilize security checkup to review and add more safety to their account. Security check-up will help them to log out of Facebook from unused browsers and apps. The users haven’t used in a […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday declared the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA’s) move to temporarily suspend online game Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) void and directed the authority to “immediately” remove the ban. The decision was announced in a short order issued by Justice Amir Farooq. A detailed judgement will be issued later. It came […]
Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken notice on Wednesday of objectionable content on social media and YouTube and hinted at shutting down the video-sharing platform in the country. Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin and Justice Mushir Alam were on the bench hearing the case hinted about banning TouTube while hearing the case of a man, Shaukat […]
KARACHI: While the government is clamping down on “immoral” content online, digital rights experts and social media users have termed the recent bans on digital applications a threat to creative expression by youths who are otherwise devoid of entertainment. In a statement on Monday, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced it had issued a “final […]
KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned live streaming application Bigo and issued a “final warning” to video-sharing service TikTok over obscene and immoral content on the platforms. TikTok is a Chinese social networking app that allows users to make video clips, lip sync to songs and create short videos. Last week, a civil miscellaneous […]
One of the policies of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Digital Pakistan initiative is to generate sustainable innovation, entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for the country’s rapidly growing tech-savvy and entrepreneurial youth. The initiative aims to promote and encourage entrepreneurship by providing incentives to the IT sector and training young professionals to become freelancers. However, the nascent […]
KARACHI: The government has finalised a framework to closely monitor both mainstream and social media for Covid-19 disinformation and directed media regulatory bodies to take strict action against individuals propagating ‘fake news’. Last week, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had formed a committee under the chairmanship of Interior Minister retired Brig Ijaz Shah […]
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