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Imran Khan urges PTI legislators to participate in no-confidence motion pr
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday urged Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislators to attend the National Assembly during the proceedings of the no-confidence motion.
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Pakistan may take back draconian ordinance against media
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 1 (ANI): Qasim Wadood, Additional Attorney General (AAG), representing the Pakistan government in the Islamabad High Court, said that the government has put the PECA (Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act) ordinance on the back-burner, media report.
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Imran Khan calls Fazal-ur-Rehman, Shahbaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari 'three
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 27 (ANI): Referring to Opposition leaders Fazal-ur-Rehman of Pakistan Democratic Movement, Shahbaz Sharif of PML-N and Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan Peoples Party, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday, called them rats for jointly sucking the blood of th
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Islamabad HC rejects plea seeking to suspend poll panel notice to Imran Kh
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Islamabad High Court (IHC) rejected the plea seeking to suspend the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notice to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan over violation of code of conduct.
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'Colonial' media law meant to gag Press in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 7 (ANI): The "oppressive" media law amendments promulgated by the Imran Khan government as an ordinance is colonial in nature and is meant to gag the Press, said a media report.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan's PTI agrees to withdraw controversial ordinance
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 4 (ANI): The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Pakistan has agreed to the opposition's demand of withdrawing the PECA ordinance after the deliberations and finalisation of the draft by joint action committee members.
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'Draconian' law against media draws flak in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 3 (ANI): The "draconian" media law amendments passed by the Imran Khan government as an ordinance is drawing widespread criticism in Pakistan as it seeks to place fetters on the constitutional rights of citizens, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Punjab tweaks rules under Muslim Family Laws, opposition questio
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], March 2 (ANI): Punjab cabinet on Tuesday approved an amendment to the West Pakistan Rules under Muslim Family Laws Ordinance 1961 where it included a clause wherein couples intending to get married would have to take an oath to testify their belief in the finality of Pr
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Pakistan's cyber-gag law Peca under fire: Report
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], March 1 (ANI): A provincial court in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Monday admitted a petition that challenged the controversial ordinance amending the country's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca) 2016.
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Pakistan: Opposition condemns draconian law, says Imran govt trying to muz
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], February 27 (ANI): Awami National Party has joined the Pakistan Opposition party Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and slammed the Imran Khan government for promulgating the Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act ordinance 2022 and said it was aimed at muzz
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Pak journalists to stage sit-in outside parliament on March 1 against drac
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan journalists have decided to stage a sit-in outside parliament on March 1 against a recently promulgated ordinance introducing "controversial" amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), reported local media.
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Islamabad HC prohibits arrests under Section 20 of new media ordinance
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday prohibited the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from making arrests under Section 20 of the recently promulgated Ordinance making amendments to the media law in the country, local media reported.
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