Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas of the IHC on Monday questioned the mechanism for determining what constitutes “fake news” in the amended Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca). The IHC judge made the remarks while hearing petitions filed by journalists’ bodies and senior journalists challenging the controversial amendments to Peca, which they argue curtail freedom […]
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Pakistan and UK agree to fast-track trade mechanism
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday held a productive meeting with the UK’s Minister of State for Trade Policy Chris Bryant to advance Pakistan-UK economic cooperation under the recently signed Pakistan-UK Trade Dialogue Mechanism. Ahsan Iqbal reaffirmed that Pakistan and the United Kingdom share a deep, historic bond rooted […]
Pakistan hopes peace mechanism will ensure Taliban action against terrorists
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Sunday said that with the establishment of a joint monitoring and verification mechanism, the onus would be on Kabul to take action against terrorists using Afghan soil to launch attacks on Pakistan. A second round of discussions between Pakistani and Afghan Taliban delegations had begun in Istanbul on Saturday, but […]