Islamabad: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of media organizations has drafted a letter to the Senate Interior Committee, expressing reservations over the proposed amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (PECA). In the letter addressed to the Committee Chairman, Senator Faisal Saleem Rahman, JAC noted that the amendments to be introduced by the […]
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Mirpur: Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LOC) and the world marked India’s Republic Day on Sunday as ‘Black Day’ to protest against occupation and human rights violations in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). These annual protests in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), IIOJK and elsewhere, are a reiteration of
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Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI) demanded on Sunday that the government immediately and transparently appoint an honest, impartial and neutral electoral commissioner (CEC) in consultation with the PTI to revitalize the electoral surveillance organization and ensure the continuity of democratic processes. The PTI’s request comes while the mandate of the outgoing president of the CEC, Sikandar
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The United Nations: Pakistan has called for global support policies to allow development countries short of money to sail in the energy transition during an event commemorating the “International Energy Day”. “Developing countries whose budgetary space is limited are unable to invest in costly energy projects without better access to financing,” Usman Jadoon Ambassador, Deputy
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Islamabad: The regional reference laboratory for the eradication of polio at the National Health Institute has confirmed the presence of type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) in environmental samples taken from three districts. The wastewater samples taken from Thista, Umerkot and Naushahro Feroze on December 23 and 24, 2024 were tested positive for WPV1, aroused renewed
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Listen to the article The convoy of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar was attacked near Muzaffarabad, leaving two people injured. However, the speaker remained unharmed. According to Express NewsHe was on his way to a political meeting in the suburb of Muzaffarabad, near Khawara, when the shooting took place. He
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Listen to the article The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling climate change and advancing clean energy solutions in observance of International Clean Energy Day on Sunday. Energy Minister Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari highlighted the nation’s ambitious goal of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030. In his remarks, Leghari highlighted the
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Listen to the article A seven-member team from the UK Department for Transport is expected to arrive in Pakistan today to carry out an audit of the country’s aviation standards, as part of efforts to restore flights by Pakistani airlines to the UK , reported Express News. From Monday, the team will begin auditing the
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Listen to the article A new report released by the Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Sunday highlights a significant gender-based divergence in voting patterns across communities in the 2024 general election. The study found that in 18% of communities, female voters chose different candidates than their male counterparts in National Assembly constituencies, despite
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Listen to the article Former Imran Khan Prime Minister, is currently serving a prison sentence, reiterated his call to the Pakistani abroad on Sunday to boycott by sending funds, unloading political tensions as a party, Pakistan Tehreek-E -InSaf (PTI), faces the government. “Once again, I urge the Pakistanis abroad to continue their boycott from the
