* Report says laws authorise govt to curb freedom of speech * Claims govt making threats, derogatory comments against journalists WASHINGTON: Although the already outspoken Pakistani media have grown more
WASHINGTON, Jan 16: Political freedom is retreating in large parts of the world including Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Venezuela, and China, the independent Freedom House human rights organisation reported on Wednesday.
LAHORE – Punjab Public Library has opened regular membership to various sections of the general public for borrowing of books. Initially, four categories of membership have been offered including life
A minor girl died of suffocation allegedly due to negligence of the police during a search operation carried out by the investigation police in which seven persons were arrested in
KARACHI, Jan 16: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors has condemned the federal government move of stopping government advertisements to ‘Dawn’ and rejected pressure tactics to seek changes in newspapers’
LAHORE, Jan 16: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has jammed around 170,000 cellphone sets since the launch of the International Mobile Equipment Identity System (IMEI) in September 2006. PTA Chairman Maj-Gen
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