ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan will take up the suo motu notice of the alleged harassment of journalists by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Monday (today). A three-member SC bench headed by the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa and comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali […]
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa on Saturday took notice of including names of journalists in a report by a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) probing an alleged social media campaign against judges of the superior judiciary and state institutions. Saturday’s suo moto notice came after the Press Association of Supreme Court (PAS) and the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) engaged in tracking down social media activists involved in trolling the chief justice of Pakistan (CJP), has made headway and is ready to disclose their identity, sources told The News. A meeting of the JIT members was held at the Ministry of Interior on Friday and discussed day by […]
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday highlighted concerns about social media, indicating plans for regulations to curb its alleged misuse. In an interview with a private TV channel, the premier said that the previous governments worked to control negative aspects of social media and in future, a “national firewall” through the use […]
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.’’ […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court on Wednesday restrained the relevant authorities from suspending internet services till the general elections on February 8. In its order, a two-member bench, headed by SHC Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, ordered the interim federal government and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to ensure uninterrupted internet services till polling day. The order […]
ISLAMABAD: Video-sharing platform TikTok announced measures to combat misinformation, violence and hate speech to uphold “election integrity” in Pakistan on Tuesday, with the threat of fake news and AI-powered disinformation looming large as the South Asian country heads to the polls on Feb. 8. Pakistan faces overlapping political, economic and security challenges with polls less […]
Social media applications have been blocked in Pakistan on more than six occasions over the past year alone, each time without any announcement or explanation from the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA), the telecom and internet regulator. The latest instance was as recent as January 20, before which social media applications were blocked for a few hours […]
The investigation into the anti-judiciary campaign on social media has seen a new development, as an officer of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has also been included in the joint investigation team probing the issue. Moreover, sources said that the sensitive agencies have identified hundreds of social media accounts involved in the alleged […]
Despite allegations of all odds being stacked against it, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is still alive and kicking on social media; and other political parties are now following suit. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) does not seem to have a method to monitor spending on social media, especially whilst campaigning for elections. The […]
A nationwide disruption on social media platforms was experienced amid a virtual event organised by the PTI on Saturday, according to Internet monitor Netblocks. “Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube,” the internet tracking agency said at 7:12pm. It added that “the incident […]
THERE is an ongoing social media campaign against the national institutions of Pakistan since the past few months. Two highly prestigious institutions: the Judiciary and the Military are the main focus of this social media campaigning. This is an extreme act by some political and non-political forces against the national institutions since the outcome of […]
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker federal government Tuesday formed a joint investigation team (JIT) to investigate a “malicious” social media campaign launched against the Supreme Court of Pakistan’s judges. “The federal government has been pleased to constitute a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) in terms of Section 30 of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016,” the notification from […]
Pakistan Press Foundation (PPF) is concerned by the repeated disruptions in access to social media platforms in Pakistan. The recurrent disruptions in access to the internet, particularly social media platforms, is a dangerous tool being used to repress access to information and free speech. A worrying precedent for the control and restriction of free speech […]
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