Social media under the radar
Last weekend, a Lahore-based journalist was picked up from his home in what appeared like a kidnapping attempt. Later in...
Last weekend, a Lahore-based journalist was picked up from his home in what appeared like a kidnapping attempt. Later in...
News Source: Dawn By: Shakeel Ahmed MULTAN: Multan police have arrested four persons on charges of uploading an `objectionable` speech...
News Source: Dawn ISLAMABAD: A Chinese man was caught allegedly stealing money from a bank. Sun Bin was captured by...
Earlier on Wednesday, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry expressed resolve to clamp down against “hate speech” on...
News Source: Geo Criticising the government’s decision to launch a crackdown against hate speech on social media, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
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