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Mutual hard feelings melt in the face of the raging contagion that has emerged as a common enemy India, which recorded 346,000 Covid-19 new Covid-19 infections and 2,624 deaths due to the contagion on Friday, has found unlikely support from its western neighbour Pakistan during the Holy ...

On April 16, Pakistan blocked all popular social media and internet messaging applications including Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok and WhatsApp for four hours across the country to “maintain public order” in anticipation of protests by the recently-banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. Such blocking undermines fundamental rights, impacts an already fragile economy, ...

Police say motive behind shooting is not immediately clear, investigation team formed to probe the attack.Islamabad, Pakistan – Prominent Pakistani journalist Absar Alam has been shot and wounded in what appears to be a targeted attack near his home, police say. Alam was shot at a park near his ...

SRINAGAR - When word gets out of a gunfight between security forces and separatists in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the media are quick to respond.  "All it takes is a call from sources," said Qisar Mir, a photojournalist in the state's Pulwama district. "The moment I get a confirmation, be it ...

Indian authorities have asked journalists to refrain from live coverage of gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, a move seen by critics as a measure to further suppress freedom of the press in the restive Himalayan region.   Last week, Kashmir authorities denounced live reporting as a provocation amounting to interference ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan temporarily blocked access to all social media platforms Friday amid a crackdown on a radical Islamist party leading recent nationwide violent demonstrations against France over the publication of anti-Islam cartoons in a French magazine.  The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority confirmed blocking Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, TikTok, and ...

Pakistan Social Media Ban: On Friday (April 16), citing security from the Home Ministry of Pakistan, shut down the social media platform across the country for four hours. Islamabad In today's time, social media is the largest means of acquiring or disseminating information. On social media, every moment, every ...

Government orders hours-long shutdown of social media and instant messaging platforms after days of violent protests.Pakistan has temporarily blocked Facebook, Twitter and several other social media apps on security grounds amid a crackdown against a violent far-right group, officials said. “In order to maintain public order and safety, access ...

The Pakistani government has blocked access to social media and instant messaging platforms, after violent anti-France protests over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed left at least four policemen dead and hundreds wounded. On Friday, the Interior Ministry ordered the telecommunications authority to “completely” cut off access to Twitter, Facebook, ...

The TLP, an Islamist party, has been banned under terrorism laws on April 15th. The TLP was formed in 2015, had its leader arrested in 2018, then his son recently, followed by a ban under terrorism laws, just a couple days ago. They had 3 seats in one province's ...