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June 1, 2017

Criticising armed forces on social media: Activist remanded in FIA custody for two days

LAHORE: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday obtained a two-day physical remand of an activist arrested for allegedly criticising the armed forces on social media. “We have got a two-day physical remand of Adnan Afzal Qureshi from a magistrate to interrogate him,” FIA cybercrime wing Lahore Inspector Rizwan Arshad told Dawn. Qureshi was arrested on Tuesday at the Defence

Pemra barred from action against channels until court order

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday remanded the petition of Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA) to Islamabad High Court (IHC) with the direction to decide the case after hearing the parties concerned. A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan heard the PBA petition challenging the IHC order authorising the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority