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Pakistan’s parliament passes bill with sweeping controls on social media

Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a bill with sweeping controls on social media that includes blocking platforms and sending users to prison for spreading disinformation.

Digital information world · 18h

Pakistan's New Social Media Law Grants Government Extensive Control, Raises Human Rights Concerns

New Pakistani law criminalizes disinformation, empowers executives to ban apps, sparking backlash over free speech concerns.

Jurist · 10h

Pakistan passes amendments to regulate social media and punish spread of false information

Pakistan's National Assembly passed an amendment to the 2016 Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act on Thursday, giving the government the power to regulate social media usage in the country. The

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Pakistani Government Proposes Sweeping Controls on Social Media

Pakistan’s opposition said Thursday the government is seeking to further suppress freedom of speech a day after it proposed sweeping controls on social media that could include blocking platforms and

NDTV8d

Pakistan Social Media

A photo of a man was recently shared on social media with some users claiming that ... who was sentenced to life in prison for becoming a spy for the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence.

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Internet slowdown in Pakistan: Submarine cable fault persists

A fault in the submarine cable AAA-1, detected on January 2 near Qatar, has disrupted internet services across Pakistan. PTCL has diverted traffic through alternative routes and arranged additional ...

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Pakistan's social media influencers seek to gain followers by owning big cats

In Pakistan, having a pet lion or tiger is becoming increasingly trendy. Rich businessmen, industrialists and landowners already have their own zoos. More recently, social media influencers have ...

CNN9d

PIA, Pakistan’s national airline, in trouble over disturbing social media ad

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is getting a bumpy ride over a promotional graphic that appears to evoke a terror attack on Paris. The graphic, posted on X on ...

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Why social media thinks Pakistan's EO-1 satellite looks like a 'water tank'

Pakistan’s launch of its first locally developed Electro-Optical (EO-1) satellite from China’s Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on Friday quickly became the target of social media trolling.

Radio Pakistan2y

Anti-Pakistan social media accounts running malicious campaign against Pak Army: Fawad

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain says some anti-Pakistan social media accounts have launched a malicious campaign against Pakistan Army by changing their ...

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Pakistan's top cleric says use of VPNs is against Islamic laws as the government seeks to ban them

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's top body of clerics has ... Million of Pakistanis have been unable to access the X social media platform since February 2023, when the government blocked it ahead ...

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