Once, my friend confided in me that she was receiving texts from an unknown number, and the person threatened her, claiming to have her pictures. Whenever she would call the unknown number, it was never answered. After blocking the number, the person would text from a new number. In reality, the unknown person didn’t […]
Cyber communication has directly or indirectly affected almost all strata of society and all facets of our lives. Now that it is an integral part of our day-to-day socio-economic lives as a necessity, it poses grave challenges to child protection in addition to numerous threats to individual and state security that countries and their elected […]
PESHAWAR – Social media’s rapid rise is having a profound impact on the journalism landscape in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), bringing about significant changes, challenges, and opportunities for media organizations and citizens alike. Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and others have transformed ordinary citizens into citizen journalists, equipped with smartphones and real-time connectivity. This transformation has empowered […]
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has been moved against uploading of photos of under-trial suspects by the Islamabad police on social media. The petition was filed by Danish Ishraq Abbasi Advocate who cited the Interior Secretary, Islamabad Inspector General of Police, and the federal government as respondents. In his petition, he stated that […]
SAN FRANCISCO-Twitter launched its new logo on Monday, replacing the blue bird with a white X on a black background as the company moves toward rebranding as X. The social media network’s website showed the company’s new logo, but its URL was still showing as twitter.com and the blue “Tweet” button was visible. Some users […]
PESHAWAR: Declining newspaper sales and the rise of digital media are posing a significant threat to the print industry in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Fareed Khan, a 75-year-old news hawker with a 35-year history of selling newspapers in Mardan district, expresses deep concerns about the future of his livelihood as newspaper sales have continued to […]
The interplay of electronic and social media has become so intense that it is no more possible to ward off the severity of its impact. Social media in particular has become a bane to traditionally accepted patterns of social conduct and behaviour and the new challenges faced by them virtually appear to be insurmountable. This […]
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Azam Khan on Monday expressed satisfaction with security arrangements for Muharram and directed all government departments to perform their duty diligently for maintaining law and order in the upcoming Islamic month. He issued the directions during a meeting at the Civil Secretariat that examined security and other arrangements for […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked 43 digital lending apps operating without a licence, the IT ministry said on Monday. The apps have been under criticism for their predatory lending practices after a Rawalpindi man killed himself due to “threats” from loan apps, for failing to pay back debt, which had compounded to […]
One of the significant advantages of social media in the realm of politics is its ability to transcend traditional barriers. Unlike traditional media platforms, such as television or newspapers, social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram offer politicians a direct and immediate line of communication with the public. They can share their thoughts, opinions, […]
ISLAMABAD: To counter the dissemination of fake news and propaganda, the government has decided to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2016 (PECA), and relevant laws are being studied. Last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee under Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; the committee has now nearly completed […]
To counter the dissemination of fake news and propaganda, the government has decided to amend the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act of 2016 (PECA), and relevant laws are being studied. Last year, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif constituted a committee under Law and Justice Minister Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar; the committee has now nearly completed its […]
PESHAWAR – A reporter named Jan Alam Khan (name changed for security reasons) recently filed a story in a local Urdu newspaper in Peshawar regarding the interim cabinet in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government after the devolution of the Assembly by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government. During the selection process for the interim cabinet, various names surfaced […]
WASHINGTON-In less than 48 hours, Meta’s Twitter rival Threads has surpassed 70 million sign-ups, upended the social media landscape and appears to have rattled Twitter enough that it is now threatening legal action against Meta. But even as users signed up for Threads in droves, with some clearly eager to flee the chaos of Elon […]
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