October 25, 2017

Govt to monitor social media, says interior minister

ISLAMABAD: 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 framework

Action taken against 188 websites over blasphemous content, NA told

ISLAMABAD  – The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication was informed that the Pakistan Telecom Authority had taken action against 188 websites for uploading blasphemous material. The meeting was held in the Parliament

Body to block blasphemous content on internet

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Tuesday told the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology that a high-level committee was being formed to monitor and block blasphemous content

Pakistan’s human rights review

Pakistan’s next Universal Periodic Review (UPR) — a unique mechanism of the UN aimed at improving a country’s human rights situation on the ground — is all set to take

The monsoon blues

KARACHI: In our neck of the woods, the monsoon season can be both a boon and a bane. If on the one hand it has romantic connotations, on the other

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