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Pakistan: Investigative Journalist Injured in Attack

Pakistan: Investigative Journalist Injured in AttackOn October 27, 2017, Ahmad Noorani, an investigative journalist of the English-language daily “The News International” was assaulted by unidentified men in broad daylight at the busy intersection of Islamabad, the capital city of

Press freedom situation in Balochistan extremely bad: CPNE

Press freedom situation in Balochistan extremely bad: CPNEQUETTA: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors has declared the situation regarding press freedom in Balochistan as extremely bad and contrary to democratic standards. According to a press release issued by the CPNE here on Tuesday, the overall situation regarding

Govt to monitor social media, says interior minister

Govt to monitor social media, says interior ministerISLAMABAD: Amid growing concerns over the alleged disappearanceof a number of social media activists linked to the ruling party, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday announced plans to formulate a

CPNE delegation meets Zehri

CPNE delegation meets ZehriQUETTA: The government would make no compromise with elements challenging the writ of the state and continue to hunt them down, the Balochistan chief minister said on Monday. He was speaking to a delegation of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), headed by its president Zia

Internet censorship

Internet censorshipDISTURBING though it may be, it is hardly surprising that internet access in Pakistan is being selectively filtered — ‘censored’ is perhaps the more accurate word here. A research report released last week regarding random tests that involved 22 internet service providers in the country bore witness to the fact that

Two held over social media content

Two held over social media contentRAWALPINDI: The Federal Inves­tigation Agency’s (FIA) cybercrime wing arrested on Friday two men suspected of posting on social media material and content deemed to be contemptuous of major state organs. The arrests were

PTV attack case: ATC issues arrest warrants for Imran, Qadri

PTV attack case: ATC issues arrest warrants for Imran, QadriISLAMABAD: An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Islamabad on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri in a case regarding the attack on PTV