WASHINGTON: The Trump administration on Thursday added China’s top chipmaker, SMIC, and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, drawing condemnation from Beijing as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office. The Department of Defense designated a total of four additional companies as owned or controlled by the Chinese military, including […]
The Modi-led government in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) extended on Wednesday its ban on high-speed internet in 18 of 20 districts in the region until November 12. In an order on Wednesday, the government said the restrictions on high-speed internet were “absolutely necessary in the interest of the sovereignty and integrity of […]
PTA has asked Twitter’s administration to block all handles running an exploiting campaign against Pakistan and its institutions. PTA took this action because of some Indian twitter handles who spread false information about Karachi. Moreover Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has reached out to the twitter’s administration. So, PTA has asked Twitter to immediately appoint its moderation […]
The Pakistani government has “conditionally” lifted its ban on TikTok which was issued earlier this month. It happened after platform agreed to moderate its content in accordance with “societal norms and laws of Pakistan” on last warning. PTA said in a statement that the app is unblocked after a ban for failing to filter “immoral […]
TikTok says it has received no communication from PTA despite efforts. The notorious video making application, was banned due to “immoral” content according to PTA. TikTok on Saturday expressed disappointment that its users and creators in Pakistan were still unable to access the video-sharing platform. Despite the company’s efforts to enrage with the country’s telecom […]
TikTok Banned: Pakistan telecomunication authority (PTA) banned the video sharing app “TikTok” on Friday. Because they failed to filter out “immoral and indecent” content, the country’s telecommunication authority said in a statement. They blocked the app after receiving a “number of complaints from different segments of the society”, the regulatory body said in a press […]
Churails TV series which is directed by Asim Abbasi was banned for Pakistani viewers for its “inappropriate” dialogues and content by PEMRA. A day after all the ruckus online about Pakistani web-series ‘Churails‘ being allegedly banned by Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) But now it seems the series is […]
Pakistan has become the first Muslim country to make it illegal for a man to take dowry. In the latest development by the Minister of Religious Affairs of Pakistan has decided to ban the tradition of dowry, in which the groom and his family ask for a dowry and then they put it on display. […]
The Pakistani web series Churails has been removed for Pakistan based viewers from Zee5, the online streaming platform. Since a clip from the series went viral on various platforms after which social media backlash started. Churails starring Sarwat Gilani, Nimra Bucha, MeharBano, and Yasra Rizvi is about women’s rights. Pressing on other important issues such […]
