Social media ban for children under 16 sought in Pakistan LAHORE ( WEB NEWS ) The Lahore High Court (LHC) is reportedly considering a ban on social media use for children under the age of 16, ARY News reported on Wednesday. The court has directed the federal government and relevantRead More →
Senators debate social media ban for under-18s ISLAMABAD ( WEB NEWS ) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Falak Naz on Friday called for banning children under the age of 18 from using social media platforms, including TikTok, citing growing concerns over its negative impact in Pakistan. The Senate session, presided overRead More →
Internet shutdown case, Sindh High Court sought reasons from the federal government Sit in the drawing room and share the posts, what is the need to hold elections, Chief Justice Sindh High Court The court once again ordered to restore internet service and social media, adjourned the hearing till MarchRead More →
Social media reportedly down across Pakistan Disruption came just before a virtual rally organised by PTI, says Netblocks Internet monitoring service Netblocks has reported a widespread disruption in social media platforms across Pakistan, including X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The disruption, affecting the nation at large, occurred just before aRead More →
Social media caused differences b/w the establishment & Imran Khan: President Alvi Says social media exacerbated disagreements & was given undue importance Says Imran Khan was satisfied with the appointment of the new chief of the army staff Says no messages had been conveyed between PTI & incumbent government inRead More →
There are certain things on social media that need to be controlled: Rana Sanaullah Decides to consult journalists, stakeholders on social media amendment ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan on Wednesday decided to consult journalists and other stakeholders regarding an amendment imposing seven-year imprisonment forRead More →
Whatsapp services restored after outage in several countries including Pakistan for two hours ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Many countries including Pakistan and India faced a brief outage of the meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday. WhatsApp is the most popular messaging platform in Pakistan. Whatsapp Outage, however, was restoredRead More →
ISLAMABAD (WEB NEWS) Former prime minister and Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan lashed out at the government for adopting fascist approach of harassment and intimidation to muzzle and suppress the dissenting voices in media, saying that a group of criminals was brought into power through foreign conspiracy who wereRead More →
Says if breast cancer was detected at early stages, 99% of breast cancer patients could be saved Begum Samina Alvi says early examination was the only way to control & reduce the incidents of breast cancer ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) President Dr. Arif Alvi has called upon social mediaRead More →
All parties except Jamaat-e-Islami are involved in allegations & trolling: CJ IHC Athar Minallah Says PECA Ordinance was unconstitutional & why this ordinance should not be declared null & void ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Athar Minallah, while hearing the petitions against theRead More →
Govt to tighten the noose on social media ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said on Saturday that federal government of Pakistan has moved to tighten the noose on social media as it received two key proposed legislation for approval. In a brief statement on Twitter,Read More →
Cabinet calls for enacting stringent laws against use of filthy language & hate speech on social media: Fawad Says cabinet approves 15% increase in salaries of civil armed forces The Minister said country’s first ever Digital Cloud Policy also got cabinet’s nod. ISLAMABAD ( Web News ) The Federal CabinetRead More →