PTA Denies Preparing List to Block YouTube Channels Critical of State Institutions
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has denied reports claiming it prepared a list of YouTube channels and is waiting for ...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has denied reports claiming it prepared a list of YouTube channels and is waiting for ...
May 17, 2022 – The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has warned TV channels to refrain from airing “malicious” ...
April 18, 2022 – A court in Peshawar has rejected the bail application of a man who was arrested last ...
April 14, 2022 – An FIR was registered against a man in Lahore after he was arrested by the Federal ...
April 13, 2022 – The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has launched a crackdown on social media activists and arrested at ...
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