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Sri Lankan govt misusing Prevention of Terrorism Act against Tamil, Muslim
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 8 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government is using the discredited Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) to commit prolonged arbitrary detention and torture, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Monday.
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Peshawar HC asks Pakistan Authorities to ban 'immoral content' shared on C
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 30 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court on Saturday has issued a written order to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban "immoral content" shared on TikTok, a Chinese short-video app, local media reported.
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Pakistan authority announces restoration of TikTok services
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], November 20 (ANI): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has restored the services of TikTok on assurances of the platform to "control immoral and indecent" content.
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Pak's new social media rules give more powers to govt, companies to be fin
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 15 (ANI): Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Technology announced new social media rules on Thursday that will empower the telecom regulator to block any website or platform on the directives of court and federal government or under any law, reported local m
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Pakistan continues to suppress free speech in digital spaces
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 30 (ANI): Despite being a democratic state, Pakistan continues to suppress free speech in digital spaces, stopping its citizens from participating in the working of the state by depriving them of a resourceful channel for vocalizing their concerns.
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Delhi prisons dept receives 7 new Patient Transport Ambulances
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The Delhi Prisons Department on Friday received delivery of seven new Patient Transport Ambulances (PTAs).
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Pakistan: Sindh govt to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions amid spike in cases
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], July 23 (ANI): The Sindh government has decided to reimpose coronavirus restrictions in the province from Monday amid a spike in cases.
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EU parliament adopts resolution on Sri Lanka, propose GSP withdrawal
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], June 11 (ANI): The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the repeal of Sri Lanka's Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) as the law is deemed incompatible with the conventions that the country has to implement under the Generalized Scheme of Preferences (GS
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Pakistan restores internet services in six Balochistan districts after fiv
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 4 (ANI): After a gap of five years, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has finally allowed mobile phone operators to restore internet services in several districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province.
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Pak telecom regulator directs Twitter to block posts against judiciary
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 14 (ANI): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Wednesday directed Twitter to immediately block and remove malicious "trends and tweets" vilifying the superior judiciary of the country.
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Pakistani court orders govt to ban Tik Tok over 'obscene content'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): The Peshawar High Court has ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok, a Chinese short-video app, for "spreading obscenity in society".
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Kerala HC asks police not to arrest teacher accused of fracturing student'
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], March 2 (ANI): The Kerala high court directed the police not to arrest a woman maths teacher, who is accused of fracturing the hand of a Class 10 student by beating with a cane. The court issued this directive while hearing an anticipatory bail plea filed by the teach
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