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Pakistan’s media freedom is facing a sharp decline

The Freedom Network report blames PECA, legal and financial pressures for worsening press freedom and journalist safety ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s media landscape witnessed a significant contraction of space for freedom of expression over the past year, driven by escalating legal, regulatory and economic, among other pressures. This has been revealed in the media watchdog Freedom Network’s […]

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ROs cannot trump will of voters, says SC

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The judgment notes that the law neither condones manipulation nor allows its fruits to persist ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has taken strong exception to returning officers (ROs) altering election results, holding that an administrative officer cannot substitute his arithmetic for the sovereign will of the electorate. “An administrative officer cannot be allowed to substitute his

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Judge warns against ‘arbitrary transfers’

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Justice Sattar says amendments to Articles 200 and 209 are designed as a weapon to whip judges into submission ISLAMABAD: Justice Babar Sattar, who has been transferred from the Islamabad High Court to the Peshawar High Court, has warned that the transfer of judges would have a chilling effect on the remaining vestiges of independence

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Cabinet approves Pakistan’s first national vaccine policy

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Minister Kamal calls the approval an important milestone in the strengthening of Pakistan’s health system Health Minister Mustafa Kamal. Photo: X Federal Minister for National Health Syed Mustafa Kamal announced on Wednesday that the federal cabinet approved Pakistan’s first-ever National Vaccine Policy, paving the way for local vaccine production in the country. The approval was

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KP jirga rejects drone strikes, announces emergency assembly session

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Government, opposition unite against civilian casualties from both terrorism and drone warfare Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi. Photo: X In a rare display of political unity, a joint jirga chaired by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Wednesday unanimously condemned the ongoing drone strikes in tribal districts and decided to convene a series of assemblies

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PA approves Punjab Film City Bill 2026 amid heated debate and opposition uprising

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Marriyum Aurangzeb says the proposed authority will set up a modern film city with film schools and music academies The Punjab Film City Authority Bill 2026, aimed at reviving the province’s film and creative industry, sparked a highly charged debate in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday, marked by heated exchanges, political point-scoring and procedural objections,

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Cambridge says it is aware of the reported A-level paper leak, which is investigating the matter

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Alleged AS Mathematics paper allegedly circulated on social media hours before the exam Cambridge International Education (CIE) said on Wednesday it was aware of reports of the alleged leak of a question paper and was investigating the matter, adding that further information would be shared after the June 2026 exam series. In a statement, the

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Pakistan quietly working to find ‘new formula’ to break US-Iran deadlock: Sources

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Both sides are actively engaged in channel diplomacy through Pakistan to reach an agreement, Pakistani sources said Iran’s National News Agency said Iran will not participate in the second round of talks with the United States to be held in Islamabad. PHOTO: APA NEWS X Away from the media spotlight, Pakistan is quietly working to

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US-Iran war affected Pakistan’s growth as weekly oil bill rises to $800m: PM Shehbaz

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Says crude oil prices are rising again and the government needs to set new prices by Friday Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chaired a meeting of the federal cabinet on April 29 in Islamabad. Photo: PMO Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the war in the Middle East had affected Pakistan’s growth, with the

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NJPMC issues guidelines for AI integration in judicial institutions

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Says the guidelines position AI as a powerful assistive tool that will improve performance while preserving human judgment Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS The National Judicial Policy Making Committee (NJPMC) on Wednesday formally issued national guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence (AI)

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