Tag: social media
Punjab govt bans mobile phones and social media in educational institutions
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday banned the use of mobile phones and social media by students on school and college campuses.
As per an...
Gen Ghafoor cautions against ‘negative’ use of social media
Pakistan Army’s Spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor cautioned against making "sweeping targeted statements or trends" against any individual, profession or institution.
The statement via his...
330-kg obese man airlifted to Lahore for treatment on Army chief’s...
SADIQABAD: After taking notice of a viral video on social media, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has directed a special...
US visa applicants have to furnish last 5 years social media...
The U.S. Department of State says that they are implementing enhanced screening procedure according to which, all applicants now have to submit their social...
Angry worker or news story? Geo News’ ‘Tankhwa Nahi Daey Saktay’...
A tweet on Saturday by official Twitter handle of Geo News started a debate on social media as people thought it was done by...
The age of social media
Sometimes my head starts spinning due to the amount of information being thrown at me by social media.
Social media constitutes of websites with application...
Quetta man arrested for blackmailing woman by using doctored images
QUETTA: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested a man for allegedly harassing and blackmailing a woman in Quetta by using her doctored images.
According...
Facebook suffers biggest outage in years, triggers moans and soul searching
SILICON VALLEY: Facebook grappled Thursday with a widespread outage, forcing millions of people to taste life without the world's largest social media platform.
It was...
Police cracking down on ‘objectionable’ social media posts
LAHORE: The Punjab Police seems to have given a free hand to its officers to stalk and crack down on what they claim is ‘controversial’...
Govt to crackdown on social media, says won’t tolerate ‘hate speech’
--Information Minister Fawad says it's 'essential' for govt to regulate digital media given its far-reaching consequences
--Says govt will act indiscriminately against individuals who propagate...
Draft of new media watchdog finalised, says Fawad
Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said that the draft for the new media regulatory authority -- Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PMRA)...
PCB forgives UAE players for social media comments
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has accepted apologies from the three UAE players who made critical comments on social media during the Emerging Teams...
IHC summons FIA DG over anti-state material on social media
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) of Wednesday summoned the director general of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in a case pertaining to uploading...
YouTuber shot dead after social media prank goes wrong
A YouTuber was shot dead by unknown men during a tussle which ensued from a prank being filmed for social media, according to a...
FIA to act against display of weapons on social media
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Cybercrime Wing, under the directives of Ministry of Interior, has decided to launch a crackdown against those involved...
CJP has no social media account, says SC spokesman
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Saturday issued a clarification regarding a number of social media accounts operating with the name of Chief Justice...
Cross examination in social media blasphemous content case completed in ATC
ISLAMABAD: Defense Counsel Asad Jamal on Thursday completed the cross-examination of Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) Investigation Officer Sub-Inspector Gohar Ali Shah in the Anti-Terrorism...
