ISLAMABAD ( PRESS RELEASE ) Telenor Pakistan has been ranked again as the ‘Most Socially Devoted Brand’ by Social bakers.com in its “Social Marketing Report Pakistan June 2017”. Social Bakers monitored a large number of businesses operating in Pakistan and around the world, including telecom services providers, to determine theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has met with Facebook’s Vice President of Global Public Policy, Joel Kaplan, and discussed “various steps and actions being taken to remove blasphemous content that is illegal in Pakistan,” a statement released by the Interior Ministry said Friday. In what couldRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told a Senate committee on Wednesday that it lacked the human and financial resources to monitor and control objectionable content online. Instead, PTA Chairman Dr Ismail Shah stressed the need for developing better relations with social media platforms such asRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The interior ministry on Thursday said Facebook would send a delegation to Pakistan for talks over blasphemous content. The social media giant has also nominated a focal person to contact the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), expressing the hope that dialogue would lead to resolution ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Mohammad Tariq Asad Advocate filed writ petition on behalf of Civil Society of Pakistan (R) to close Facebook while the pages of blasphemy are closed and direct PEMRA to disallow the anchor and guests namely Wusatullah Khan, Mubashir Zaidi, Zarar Khoro of ‘Dawn News’ and the like toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) In response to hearing of case in Islamabad High Court, Islamabad Police today registered an FIR against the owners of Facebook pages that posted blasphemous content. FIR, a copy of which is pasted below, reads that some unidentified individuals were operating Facebook pages namely, “Bhainsa,Read More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT ) Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that a comprehensive strategy should be prepared within three days to curb character assassination through social media. He directed Ministry of Interior officials to evolve such a system in consultation with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), soRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Salman Shahid filed petition through Muhammad Tariq Asad Advocate in the Islamabad High Court for uttering insulting words and issuing contemptuous and blasphemous videos about Hazrat Muhammad (p.b.u.h), Suhab-e-Kram, wives (Azwaje Mutaharat) and Sacred book of Qurane Pak as well as Allah Almighty. Petition has been fixed before Mr.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Telenor Pakistan and Facebook have launched the second installment of its knowledge-based initiative Internet Champion -iChamp, which includes a nationwide competition for schoolchildren and a reality show on national TV this year. The launching ceremony, held at a private school in Rawalpindi, was attended byRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) An informative ‘Digital Competition’ has been started on the official ‘facebook’ page of Huawei Pakistan, to raise awareness and promote the powerful features of the Huawei Honor 6X smartphone. The page also features a video of the famous TV star and Huawei’s brand-ambassador – SheheryarRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Almost 100 US technology companies have filed a legal brief opposing President Trump’s ban on migration from seven Muslim-majority countries, arguing that it imposes significant burdens on the industry by preventing it from hiring talented migrants. Among the companies signing the filing, an amicus briefRead More →
LAHORE ( HAFEEZ REPORT ) Huawei has now launched its best Emotion UI till date, which has revolutionized its new Mate 9 device, that boasts a top-of-the-line processor, now in its fifth full iteration. Enriched with the latest Emotion UI 5.0 – the Mate 9 promises the most user-friendly and technologicallyRead More →