ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has lashed out at the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) verdict banning TikTok across Pakistan till July 8, terming it “judicial activism”. Taking to Twitter, Chaudhry warned of consequences Pakistan will face in case it did not carry out judicial reforms. “Pakistan will never come out of its economic crisis if […]
INTERNET companies have yet again pushed back against Pakistan’s amended social media rules, noting that the most problematic provisions remain unchanged in the latest draft that they say has in fact “regressed” in comparison with previous versions. The third version of the social media rules, titled the ‘Removal of Unlawful Online Content Rules 2021’ was […]
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday ordered to ban the video-sharing app TikTok across Pakistan, nearly three months after the country had lifted a ban imposed on it. The SHC’s order makes it the third time that the video-sharing platform has been banned in Pakistan. The SHC’s ruling came during a hearing, where […]
Like many countries Pakistan faces the skills shortage problem given the rising demand by the employers as well as the rising focus towards cloud computing, big data, automation and artificial intelligence. World Economic Forum has estimated that half of the worldwide jobs will be changed by automation over the next 10 years. Employees thus have […]
ISLAMABAD: The Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry, on Thursday, said the advertisement policy is ready to be presented in the cabinet and it is for the first time that ‘digital advertising’ has been included in the advertising policy. He said this, while briefing the Senate Committee on Information and Broadcasting, chaired by Senator […]
ISLAMABAD – A virtual meeting of the Media Coordination Committee was held here yesterday which discussed the government’s proposed digital media policy. The meeting was chaired by Principal Information Officer (PIO) Sohail Ali Khan. Detailed discussions for promotion of strong liaison with all stakeholders, including the media and issues relating to outstanding dues of media […]
ISLAMABAD: The Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Wednesday, called for a comprehensive digital strategy to counter Indian propaganda and fake news with regard to the situation in the occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, chaired by Shehryar Khan Afridi, was briefed on a strategy evolved by its Advisory Board on Digital Media to […]
Social media rules have been in the news lately with increasing frequency. On April 2, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) sought the report of the inter-ministerial committee that was tasked to examine the rules. The IHC was hearing the petitions filed against the implementation of ‘Removal and blocking of unlawful online content (Procedure, oversight and […]
AT last, Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan’s assurance to the Islamabad High Court in January, that the government is prepared to review the controversial Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2020, has been fulfilled — in part. An inter-ministerial committee has been formed following the AG’s recommendation to the […]
PESHAWAR: Advisor to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Science and Information Technology Zia Ullah Bangash and Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser have requested Facebook to initiate monetization for Pakistan. A statement said Asad Qaiser and Ziaullah Bangash held a video link meeting with Facebook’s Sarim Aziz, Head of Public Policy South Asia, and Sehar Tariq, […]
The government certainly passed its social media rules, titled the “Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020”, too quickly and without proper due diligence. The rules came as a surprise, even to major stakeholders like social media companies and digital rights foundations who complained they had not even been […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to review the controversial social media rules. As per a directive issued by the Prime Minister Office on March 29, Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari will be chairperson of the committee comprising Parliamentary Secretary on Law and Justice Maleeka Ali Bukhari, Senator Syed […]
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has started the registration of social media companies under ‘Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure, Oversight and Safeguards) Rules, 2020.’ The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has formulated the rules under Section 37 of Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016. According to the ministry’s notification in […]
The draft of the new media policy of the Sindh government has been published on the official website of the provincial information department, read a statement issued on Thursday. The official website of the Sindh Information Department which can be found at information.sindh.gov.pk is being made functional in accordance with the orders of Information Secretary […]
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