PRAYAGRAJ (Allahabad): Thirty people were crushed to death, 60 got gravely wounded due to a stampede here at (the ongoing 45-day) Hindu Festival on Wednesday (29th Jan, 2025). The devout Hindus believe that a dip at the the Sangam (confluence) of Ganga and Jamna will cleanse all the sins. Forty Crore (400 million) pilgrims and tourists are […]
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KARACHI (IFJ/PFUJ): Media and human rights groups have widely condemned controversial new amendments to the country’s Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), which would criminalise ‘fake news’, restrict freedom of expression online, and work to curb independent, critical media. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ – that represents 600,000 journalists in 140 countries) and its […]
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ISLAMABAD: President has signed Peca amendment bill here on Wednesday (29th Jan, 2025). The Peca Amendment Bill had been passed by the Senate on 28th January. The bill seeks to penalises anyone who propagates fake news. Such person could be incarcerated for three years or up to fined twenty lakh rupees or both. Following approvals […]
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KARACHI: Citoyens of a number of countries are celebrating the New Year (of Wood Snake symbolising wisdom and mystery), on Wednesday (29th Jan, 2025). Lunar New Year is associated with an animal in the Chinese zodiac, which is paired with metal, wood, water, fire or earth. The eve of 2-week-long fest is celebrated by hosting […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Peca Amendment Bill has been passed by the Senate here on 28th Jan 2025 (Tuesday). The bill seeks to penalises anyone who propagates fake news. Such person could be incarcerated for three years or up to fined twenty lakh rupees or both. Following approvals from the lower and upper houses the Peca Amendment […]
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ISLAMABAD: NA Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq on Monday (27th Jan, 2025) has called for a profound probe into the attack on the convoy of AJK Legislative Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Latif Akbar. Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has sent letters by means of the National Assembly Secretary General’s office to AJK Chief Secretary and IG ordering an inquiry […]
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GAZA: Hamas has informed the Israeli authorities that eight of the 26 Israeli hostages scheduled to be released by Hamas in first phase are dead. David Mencer, spokesman of the Israeli government, while speaking to the Media at a Presser had informed that: “The list from Hamas matches Israel’s intelligence, so I can share with […]
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KARACHI: Considering the challenges the judicial system is facing here and the hardships litigants have to bear while accessing justice, Supreme Court lawyer and human rights advocate Zia Ahmed Awan has filed an important Constitutional Petition in the Sindh High Court (SHC) under Article 199 of the Constitution of Pakistan on Monday (27th Jan, 2025). […]
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KARACHI: The SBP’s Monetary Policy Committee during a rendezvous held here on Monday (27th Jan, 2025) has decided to cut key policy rate by 100 basis points (bps) to 12 percent. It is pertinent to mention here that since June last year SBP has slashed the policy rate by one thousand bps (22pc in June, […]
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MULTAN CRICKET STADIUM: West Indies Cricket Team has beaten Green Shirts by 120-runs here on Monday (27th Jan, 2025) in the 2nd match to level the series. For the records, WI won a Test in Pakistan for the first time in three and a half decades. Scores West Indies: 163 all-out 41.1 overs (Gudakesh Motie […]
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