Court grants bail to Rehan Tariq Published 22 Jul, 2026 05:43am LAHORE: A Sessions Court on Tuesday granted post-arrest bail to podcast host Rehan Tariq in a case registered under...
Criminalisation of dissent Published 10 May, 2026 02:24am PECA's controversial application, despite 11 cancelled FIRs, weaponizes the legal process against journalists, fostering fear and self-censorship, undermining critical reporting.
Human rights missing Updated 08 May, 2026 08:38am The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan’s (HRCP’s) annual report on the state of human rights in the country is...
IHC rules CII lacks authority on criminal culpability Updated 06 May, 2026 09:14am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared that the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has no constitutional...
World Press Freedom Day: Govt urged to repeal PECA, lift curbs on media Published 04 May, 2026 06:44am KARACHI: Journalists, political leaders, labour representatives and civil society activists on Sunday marked ‘World...
Punjab signs 15m euros solar energy grant accord with German bank Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:27am LAHORE: The Punjab government on Tuesday signed a 15 million euros grant agreement with the German Development Bank,...
Court reissues non-bailable arrest warrants for KP CM Published 10 Mar, 2026 06:09am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Monday reissued non-bailable arrest warrants for Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
PECA amendments can’t be suspended through interim order: IHC Published 10 Feb, 2026 06:10am ISLAMABAD: Judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Raja Inaam Ameen Minhas observed that the amendment to ...
Gender committee urges govt to fast-track PECA institutionalisation Published 29 Jan, 2026 05:59am ISLAMABAD: The Special Committee on Gender Mainstreaming expressed serious concern over delays by relevant...
Social media posts case: Mazari, Hadi handed 17-year jail term each Published 25 Jan, 2026 07:02am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday sentenced human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her husband, Advocate ...
NCCIA case: Non-bailable arrest warrants issued for KP CM Published 04 Jan, 2026 02:41am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...
Case against Imaan, husband: court adjourns hearing till 8th Published 06 Dec, 2025 05:48am ISLAMABAD: A local court hearing a controversial tweet case against human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her...
Non-bailable arrest warrants for Mazari, husband suspended Published 07 Nov, 2025 06:27am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday suspended the non-bailable arrest warrants issued for human rights lawyer Imaan...
Accused gets 7 years RI over blackmailing girl Published 01 Nov, 2025 06:03am FAISALABAD: Additional Sessions Judge/Judge Special Court Anti-Rape Muhammad Iqbal Haral has awarded 7 years ...
Alleged anti-state remarks: Hearing against Mazari, husband put off till 16th Published 14 Oct, 2025 06:12am ISLAMABAD: A local court hearing a case filed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) over alleged...
Court grants bail to Imaan Mazari, husband Published 12 Sep, 2025 06:48am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Thursday granted pre-arrest bail to human rights lawyer Imaan Zainab Mazari and her...
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act: Senate body orders withdrawal of 378 cases Published 11 Sep, 2025 06:18am ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information, chaired by Senator Syed Ali Zafar, on Wednesday declared ...
PECA Amendment Act 2025: IHC asks petitioners to clarify changes Published 08 Jul, 2025 06:15am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) asked the petitioners’ lawyers to clarify changes in the Prevention of...
Declared PO can still testify in other cases: LHC Published 06 Jul, 2025 02:42am LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has observed that a person declared a proclaimed offender in one case can still ...
Challenging JIT under PECA: IHC dismisses PTI leader’s plea Published 04 Jun, 2025 03:03am ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC), Tuesday, dismissed Sheikh Waqas Akram’s petition challenging the Joint...
Governor meets CPNE delegation, seeks mechanism to check fake news Updated 18 May, 2025 08:02am LAHORE: Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that the Pakistan People’s Party is committed to upholding...
JI warns govt against using PECA Published 16 May, 2025 03:06am LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman has emphasized the need to curb fake news but warned the...
World Press Freedom Day: PPF draws attention to alarming patterns of intimidation Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am KARACHI: In 2025, journalists and media professionals in Pakistan find themselves amid an ever-tightening landscape...
Press freedom in peril Published 03 May, 2025 06:07am EDITORIAL: As the world observes World Press Freedom Day today (May 3), Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) damning...
Journalist charged with online disinformation granted bail Published 29 Mar, 2025 02:58am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Friday approved the post-arrest bail of journalist Waheed Murad in a case registered...
Journalist charged with disinfo sent to FIA remand Published 27 Mar, 2025 05:23am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Wednesday granted Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) two-day physical remand of...
Omar decries curbs on freedom of expression Published 24 Mar, 2025 05:33am PESHAWAR: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan alleged here on Sunday that no one is ...
Post-arrest bail plea of PTI’s activist adjourned till 24th Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am ISLAMABAD: A local court on Saturday hearing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) activist Haider Saeed’s post-arrest bail...
SCBA, journalist bodies condemn PECA Published 25 Feb, 2025 06:53am ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and the journalists bodies condemned and disapproved the PECA...
KPC decides to host major event against PECA on March 1 Published 20 Feb, 2025 08:17am KARACHI: In a decisive move against the recently passed PECA Amendment Act 2025, journalist bodies, legal experts,...