ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT) Iran banned government bodies on Wednesday from using the popular Telegram instant messaging app as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office said his account would shut down to protect national security, Iranian media reported. ISNA news agency did not give a reason for the government ban onRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a notification banning the use of social media and video streaming sites at its national secretariat in Islamabad and provincial offices across the country, it emerged Tuesday. A letter sent to the provincial election commissioners of Sindh,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Monday barred televangelist and talk show host Aamir Liaquat from hosting his Ramazan show ‘Inam Ghar’ for three days on Geo Entertainment, said a statement released by the regulatory authority. The regulatory authority had issued a show causeRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The Government of Pakistan has officially barred its officials from using the Viber Mobile application for being sponsored, handled and used for spying by the Israeli Defence Forces, documents available with The News reveal. The National Telecom and Information Technology Security Board working under the CabinetRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The National Assembly was informed that the ongoing ban on video-sharing website YouTube could not be lifted without seeking directives from the Supreme Court. Answering to question of Shazia Marri during the question hour, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmed said the government had imposedRead More →
LAHORE ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) The Lahore High Court division bench disposed off the petition in the light of Supreme Court order in the regards of Websites matter. On Thursday The director General PTA appear in court and stated that we have no other choice except ban the sites asRead More →
NEW DELHI (MEDIA) Even as the ban on YouTube in Pakistan is expected to continue with the government unrelenting, the Sindh High Court has issued notices to the information technology secretary, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman and other concerned authorities. The notices are on a petition challenging the banRead More →
KABUL (MEDIA ) The Afghan government on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban Facebook during an ongoing deadlock over the presidential election, despite fears that social media postings have fanned ethnic hatred. The dispute between candidates Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah over alleged fraud in the June 14 election hasRead More →