KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has rejected the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment Bill 2025) Bill, tabled by the federal government in the National Assembly, due to the absence of prior consultation with stakeholders. In a joint statement, the president, general secretary and other officials of the CPNE said the government should […]
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Islamabad: The Chief Justice has formed separate committees comprising senior judges and the Advocate General of Pakistan (AGP) to oversee appointments to key positions in the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP), the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) and the Supreme Judicial judicial judicial council (SJC). According to a statement issued by the Supreme
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ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, while addressing a high-level panel discussion at the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Thursday, highlighted the vital role of information technology in Pakistan’s development and stability. Aurangzeb emphasized that Pakistan had made significant vertical progress in IT and was home to the third largest population of freelancers, which he
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Listen to the article A Paris court on Thursday sentenced a Pakistani man to 30 years in prison for trying to murder two people outside Charlie Hebdo’s former office in 2020 with a meat cleaver. When he carried out the attack, 29-year-old Zaheer Mahmood mistakenly believed the satirical newspaper was still based in the building,
Listen to the article Information Minister Attaullah Tarar criticized the PTI’s decision to call off the talks, stating that the government was considering a “middle way” by proposing a committee instead of a judicial commission. “There is no need to set up a commission… we considered a middle ground to take things forward,” Tarar said
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Listen to the article Journalist organizations across Pakistan have strongly opposed recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), expressing concern over the lack of consultation and its implications for press freedom. A Joint Action Committee, consisting of Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper
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Listen to the article The government has expressed disappointment over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) decision to call off ongoing talks and urged the former ruling party to reconsider its position as the deadline for key talks nears. In a statement on Thursday, Irfan Siddiqui, a spokesman for the government’s negotiating committee, called the PTI’s move “unfortunate”
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Listen to the article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif launched the World Bank’s Country Partnership Framework (CPF) for Pakistan, a 10-year, $20 billion program aimed at transforming the country’s economy. Speaking at the launch ceremony in Islamabad on Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz hailed the partnership as a “great day in Pakistan’s history” and a testament to
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Listen to the article Pakistan has expressed its willingness to engage with the new US administration to strengthen bilateral relations, the State Department said on Thursday. “We are committed to a strong and robust relationship with the US based on the principle of non-interference in internal affairs,” foreign ministry spokesman Shafqat Ali Khan said during
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Listen to the article Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has launched the grand Punjab Internship Program through the Department of Tourism, Archeology and Museum. This initiative is designed to provide paid internships to educated young people and equip them with essential skills and practical experience to thrive in the competitive job market. By bridging
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