HRCP demands state improve its human rights record
LAHORE: The general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the state to improve its human rights record, particularly protect freedom of expression and ensure…
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Supreme Court grants bail to Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman
ISLAMABAD—The Supreme Court of Pakistan has granted bail to the owner of one of the country’s largest media groups, after a months-long detention condemned by rights groups as suppression of…
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IFJ calls for withdrawal of case against Bayazid Kharoti
Media columnist and social media activist Bayazid Kharoti, who was reported ‘missing’ since November 4, had actually been arrested in Quetta on charges of meddling in the work of police….
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No social media platform to be shut: minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Syed Aminul Haq said on Thursday that he would never support closure of any social media platform, but no relaxation could be…
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Journalist’s killer acquitted in arms case
KARACHI: An antiterrorism court on Thursday exonerated an accused in a case pertaining to possession of illicit weapons and explosives. The accused Kamran, alias Zeeshan, alias Shani, who had been…
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31 newspapers removed from media list in KP for not fulfilling criteria
PESHAWAR: The provincial information department has removed 31 provincial, regional and local newspapers from the media list for not fulfilling the criteria under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Advertisement Policy 2018, according…