Four media persons were killed while performing their duty in 2022, according to a report issued by the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). The report titled ‘Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2022’ mentions that freedom of media in the country faced exacerbating scenarios of jeopardy last year, whereas freedom of speech was continuously suppressed and […]
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CPNE unveils Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2022
KARACHI: The Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) has issued the “Pakistan Press Freedom Report 2022”. According to the report, freedom of media in Pakistan faced exacerbating scenarios of jeopardy in 2022 whereas freedom of speech was continuously suppressed and sabotaged. According to CPNE’s “Pakistan Media Freedom Report 2022”, four media persons were killed during […]
Bilawal Bhutto ‘caught smoking’ in Switzerland
Politicians and other influential members of society who are occasionally exposed to scandals or viral moments have long captured the attention of Pakistanis. The list of South Asian politicians making headlines for the wrong reasons keeps growing, with the most recent name to do so being the country’s foreign minister, Bilawal Bhutto, who recently went […]
Today’s gold rates in Pakistan – 23 January 2023
Today’s gold rates in Pakistan: The price of a single tola of 24-karat gold in Pakistan is Rs187,050 on Monday. The price of 10 grams of 24k gold was recorded at Rs160,370. Likewise, 10 grams of 22k gold were being traded for Rs147,250 while a single tola of 22-karat gold was being sold at Rs 170,990. […]
Vawda accuses Faiz Hameed of having ‘collection of audios, videos of PTI, and PML-N leaders’
Estranged PTI politician Faisal Vawda is the most recent member to level severe accusations against General (r) Faiz Hameed. Former leaders of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf are outraged with the former military leadership. The former minister charged Lt Gen (r) Faiz Hameed, a former spymaster, with possessing a “collection of audios and videos of several […]
Fact check: Is Russian President Putin reading Imran Khan’s book in this photo?
A picture that appears to show Russian President Vladimir Putin reading a book written by the former prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, is going viral on social media. Putin can be seen reading through the book, “Pakistan: A Personal History,” which has Imran Khan’s photo on the cover page. The PTI followers boasted about […]
Police conduct raid to arrest girl student torture accused
Police have raided the residence of the schoolgirls accused of torturing and humiliating a classmate over a drug addiction issue at an elite Lahore school. According to the 24NewsHD TV channel, the accused teenager has filed a court petition to get temporary bail. Police, however, said that when the family arrived at their home in Lahore’s […]
HEC puts ban on private MA, MSC admissions
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has banned private MA and MSc admissions and Punjab University (PU) has also halted registration for these degrees till the issue is resolved. It is important to note that the former Acting Vice-Chancellor of PU gave the order to begin the registration process for private MA and MSc programs. The […]