ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Interior Secretary Arif Khan argued in the Islamabad High Court on Monday that shutting down social media such as Facebook is not the solution to blasphemy. During hearing of a case regarding blasphemous content on social media, the Interior Secretary said that as much asRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) A forum of ambassadors from Muslim countries on Friday unanimously decided to protect the sanctity and dignity of Islam and the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and said the entire Muslim ummah is united for the same. The meeting, announced earlier in the week by Interior MinisterRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan will ban social media networks if they failed to censor content deemed insulting to Islam, a high-level official said Thursday, after a high court ordered the government to open an investigation into online “blasphemy”. Chaudhry Nisar, the minister for interior, said the Pakistan TelecommunicationRead 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 →

RIYADH ( MEDIA REPORT ) Social media have led to “strange practices” such as the use of “fingertips instead of minds” to think, a Saudi religious leader said Friday in the Islamic kingdom where online platforms are used widely. “The nature of social media has given rise to strange practicesRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) 2017 could be the year that Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Thingsand chatbots go truly mainstream.Telenor Group’s Research arm today publishes the key global Tech Trends identified for the coming year. 2016 was in many ways a precursor for what Telenor Research believes will continueRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Chief Justice of Pakistan, Anwar Zaheer Jamali, directed the Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) and Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to block fake pages and IDs that use his name on different social media sites. He asked the two law enforcement authorities to crack down on theseRead More →

ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Media Commission appointed by the Supreme Court in its proposals has said that the Ministry of Information Technology and the PTA are jointly responsible for ensuring justice, balance, politeness and impartiality in web media and other kinds of social media without imposing any restrictions.Read More →

KARACHI ( TARIQ REPORT ) K-Electric, in-line with its customer-centric approach, continues to facilitate its consumers by engaging them through Social Media platforms including Facebook and Twitter.  The utility currently has over 235,000 fans on Facebook and 49,000 organic followers on Twitter. To capitalize on the power of online media,Read More →

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed concern over that reports Indian atrocities against Kashmiris are being blocked by the Facebook. Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria, at the weekly news briefing in Islamabad, said employees of Facebook from India or other Indian nationals might be manipulating the situation thereby violating fundamental right ofRead More →