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Man shot dead in Okara over clashes on social media

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OKARA: A young man was shot dead allegedly over clashes on social media near Jaan-i-Mola graveyard in the Ghaziabad locality. As per the FIR, Faizan and his father Muhammad Ilyas were going to the nearby barber’s shop when they were intercepted by four armed suspects, including Ali Barki, Nomi Mughal, Amir and Adeel, near a […]


Steps taken to protect journalists’ rights: minister

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said that Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM’s) government had taken practical steps for the protection of the rights of the journalist community. In her congratulatory message to the newly elected office bearers of Peshawar Press Club, she said that the incumbent government fully believed in freedom […]


Deepalpur Awami Press Club elects cabinet for 2023

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DEEPALPUR – Chaudhry Amir Nazir Kamboh has been elected as President, while Chaudhry Zaman Athwal as Chairman and Rashid Ahmed Paracha as General Secretary of Awami Press Club Deepalpur for the year 2023 after annual elections. Whereas, the other members of the newly elected cabinet for the year 2023 include Patron Muhammad Younis Baloch, Patron-in-Chief […]


Arshad Sharif murder case: Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) may summon Imran Khan

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Big progress has been developed in the murder case of Bol News’ senior anchor person Arshad Sharif as the Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) is mulling summoning Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and recording his statement. Sources said that Imran Khan had made revelations about the Arshad Sharif murder case during several times in […]


The price of keeping the people informed

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EDITORIAL: An end-of-year report by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which reveals that 1,668 journalists have been killed across the world in the last 20 years in pursuit of their duties, is a sobering reminder of the price of news even this far in the 21st century. The darkest years were 2012 and 2013, with 144 […]


Right to Information (RTI) act symbal of real democracy: Mahboob

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Establishment of District RTI Centers will help to protect the basic right of the common man, RTI Act is actually the spirit of real democracy, the freedom of Information Act is a precursor to public revolution, Instructions have been issued to all deputy commissioners in Punjab for the establishment of RTI centers, transparency is a […]


Pakistani newspaper editor threatened over story about high-level corruption

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Reporters without Borders (RSF) condemns a Pakistani businessman’s “unacceptable” threats against a newspaper editor in response to a story implicating him in a prominent corruption scandal, and calls on Pakistan’s government to guarantee the journalist’s safety. The threats were made in a phone call that Hamza Azhar Salam – the editor of The Pakistan Daily […]


Warrant out for ARY news director, Gill’s indictment deferred

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ISLAMABAD: Bailable warrants for the arrest of the news director of a private TV channel, Ammad Yousaf, were issued on Friday for his repeated failure to appear before a local court of Islamabad in a ‘mutiny’ case. Yousaf has been facing charges of aiding Shahbaz Gill, chief of staff of PTI chairman Imran Khan, in […]


Social media’s power

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When social media platforms such as Facebook, Youtube and Twitter, began their existence one after another, no one had thought that the media would attain a position strong enough to offer an alternative platform to electronic media. The passing of the 18th Constitutional Amendment to the Constitution in 2010 was abhorred by non-democratic characters. Resultantly, […]


Court decision on some media outlets expected tomorrow

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The Ministry of Information and Culture on Friday said the court’s decision regarding the activities of some media outlets would be announced on Sunday. The press office of the ministry said the case refers to those print and digital publications that work from abroad against the system. The court’s order to cancel the licenses of […]


Arshad Sharif murder: Supreme Court (SC) gives Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) a month to complete investigation from UAE, Kenya

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Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ordered the Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) to submit a report on murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif, after completing investigation from UAE and Kenya. Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial issued a two-page written order on Friday over Thursday’s hearing into the case. The order stated that the […]


Freedom of speech is not freedom to spread racial hatred on social media: UN experts

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UN experts said today that a sharp increase in the use of the racist “N” word on Twitter after its recent acquisition highlights the urgent need for a deeper level of accountability from social media corporations over the expression of hatred towards people of African descent. The experts expressed their concerns in the following statement: […]


Marriyum inaugurates Pakistan Television Vision (PTV) virtual studio

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, Friday, said the largest virtual studio of Pakistan Television would help in bridging the tech gap in the era of information technology. While inaugurating the virtual studio of PTV along with Minister for Power Division Khurram Dastgir, she said that Pakistan Television had the required assets but […]


Government to monitor authentic translation of Holy Quran on social media

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ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The incumbent government decided on Thursday to monitor the authentic translation of the Holy Quran on social media. Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor held a joint press conference in Islamabad. Mr Sanaullah stated that the Ministry of Religious Affairs had compiled an authentic […]