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Chief Minister (CM) Condoles Demise of Senior Journalist

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Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Parvez Elahi has expressed his deep sense of sorrow and grief over the death of a senior journalist and Life Member of Lahore Press Club GR Awan. In his condolence message, the CM expressed his heartfelt sympathy and condolence with the bereaved family. He prayed that may Allah Almighty rest the […]


Rules for social media sought to control fake news

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HARIPUR: Speakers at an awareness session here the other day stressed the need for formulating rules for social media to control spread of fake news and disinformation. They said that disinformation was fabricated and shared online or by other means to harm others and manipulate facts. They said that both misinformation and disinformation made it […]


Murky murder

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The Arshad Sharif case is becoming murkier by the day as investigators have hinted at the transnational roles of characters in Dubai, Kenya, and Pakistan. As more discrepancies in the statements of the Kenyan police are coming to the fore, the Supreme Court has asked the government to form a special joint investigation team. The […]


Court cannot rule on moral grounds restricting freedom of expression, Sindh High Court (SHC)

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The Sindh High Court has issued a written order on the second petition against the release of Saim Sadiq’s film ‘Joyland’. According to a two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Sindh High Court Justice Ahmad Ali Sheikh, the petitioner claimed that the film promoted homosexuality. PM Shehbaz, N-leadership say IK’s propaganda exposed after Daily Mail […]


Aftab Iqbal’s satirical comedy show taken off air by Pakistani media watchdog

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ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s famous televangelist and journalist Aftab Iqbal’s show has been taken off the air days after performers mimicked a top official of a state institution. Without specifying an exact reason for the ban, Aftab Iqbal — a known critic of the Sharif-led government — took to Twitter on Friday to announce that his […]


Sindh Police conceding encounters’ information

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ISLAMABAD: Despite the directions of Sindh Information Commission (SIC), the Sindh Police is reluctant to make release information regarding police encounters in Sindh. On September 06 last, Citizen Syed Raza Ali filed an information request to the Inspector General of Sindh Police requesting information regarding police encounters that had taken place in Sindh since January […]


Supreme Court (SC) asks Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) on Arshad’s murder to file interim report in first week of Jan

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court asked the Special Joint Investigation Team (SJIT) to file the first interim report of the investigation, conducted by them, in the Court within first week of January 2023. The five-member SJIT comprised Awais Ahmed DIG Police Headquarters, Islamabad, Muhammad Aslam from Inter-Services Intelligence, Murtaza Afzal from Military Intelligence, WaqarudDin Syed from […]


Another petition filed against ‘Joyland’

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After the release of Saim Sadiq directorial debut Joyland, another petition has been filed against the movie for promoting homosexuality. The petitioner Samira Mohammadi filed a case against Pakistan’s this year’s Oscar nomination. Her application stated that The film Joyland is made to promote homosexuality which Islam prohibits. It also said that Article 19-A of […]


News fixing with international media an uphill task for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) journalists

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Local news fixers and freelance journalists are finding it difficult to work with the international journalists in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Many local new fixers have faced to threats, violence and intimidation while working with international journalists since 2008. Sohail Khan, a freelancer from Swat, told TNN that Taliban detained him while he was fixing with […]


Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) thanks Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) for taking Suo Moto notice of Arshad Sharif’s killing

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) president Afzal Butt has thanked Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial for taking suo moto notice of senior journalist Arshad Sharif’s killing. While talking on ARY News’ programme Bakhabar Sawera, the PFUJ president said the killing of Arshad Sharif in Kenya is in fact murder […]


Safety of journalists

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Partial delivery on promises is nothing to be proud of especially when it comes to the safety of journalists in Pakistan. The Institute for Research, Development and Advocacy (Irada), in its ten-year review of the ‘UN plan of action on safety of journalists and the issue of impunity in Pakistan (2012-2022)’, reveals that Pakistan has […]


Prime Minister (PM) invites foreign cos, experts to tap potential in Information Technology (IT) sector

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan had enormous untapped potential in the Information Technology (IT) sector and invited foreign IT companies and experts to fully explore the indigenous talented youth bulge of the country. The prime minister was addressing the inauguration ceremony of the 21st Asia Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Awards […]


Arshad Sharif’s murder not a case of mistaken identity: probe team

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ISLAMABAD: Kenyan police’s claims of portraying the murder of Arshad Sharif as a case of “mistaken identity” was also full of contradictions and the statements given by the GSU police officials contradict themselves, said the fact-finding team’s report. Additional Attorney General Amir Rehman, in pursuant of a five-judge bench order, filed a 595-page report of […]


Police form Special Joint Investigation Team in Arshad Sharif murder case

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ISLAMABAD: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan on Wednesday constituted a Special Joint Investigation Team to probe the case registered at Ramna police station regarding the murder of journalist Arshad Sharif who was killed in Kenya. According to a notification issued here, on the request made by the Senior Superintendent of […]