Tag: internet
Total disorder
Inside sources say that some of the students who were part of the march, particularly those who were leading it had been receiving mysterious phone calls days before the march itself. The unknown callers would threaten them and warned them of dire consequences if the march took place.
Kashmir: Ban on internet in the age of communication
Aug. 06, 2020: One year has passed since the Indian state imposed a ban on internet access in Jammu and Kashmir. The ban on the internet was accompanied by a ban on mobile and telephone connections as well, though these ...
Rights Watch | 02nd July 2020
Teen Shot, Girl Wounded in Honour Crime: Gunmen shoot dead Zahid (18) and wound Naheed (17) in Karachi’s Orangi Town on Wednesday, July 2. According to local police, the girl’s family believed the two teens were in a relationship. Naheed’s ...
VPN registration means stifling free speech and access to information
Jul 02, 2020: With populist leaders and their online troll armies seeking to spread disinformation, and authorities cutting off access to online information, global internet freedom seems to be going downhill. Like many other countries, even ...
Rights Watch | 01st July 2020
Shot Dead For Honour: Ahsan Jakhrani of Ali Hassan Jakhrani village in Jacobabad shot to death his wife, Sakhiran Jakhrani (27) and Jabal Jakhrani (37), a resident of his neighbourhood, for the honour. A case has been registered at the Mouladad ...
Lots of G3 but no 3G, says Baloch lawmaker
Jun 27, 2020: Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court Jamal Khan Mandokhail has ordered Additional Inspector General (AIG) Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema to submit a complete inquiry report in court promptly on June 25 ...
Students’ lash out against government over online classes system
Jun 24, 2020: Despite the threat of Coronavirus, hundreds of university students staged protests in more than 35 cities across the country against the system of online classes and fee hikes. The demonstrations were held on the call of Progressive ...
When Education Is Denied In The Name Of Security
Education is a fundamental right under the constitution of Pakistan and now the internet has become a ‘ key means’ by which individuals can exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, as stated in Art. 19 of the Universal ...
Quetta tensions lead to internet shutdown
QUETTA: Ever since a violent mob killed a young man in Hazara Town on Sunday, the law and order situation of the city has turned for the worse, now seemingly headed towards ethnic conflict. The tension began when a huge mob attacked ...
Tribal Students Urge KP Govt. To Restore Internet
Mass Communication student Sayed Muhammad, from the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) had filed a petition at the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the suspension and unavailability of the internet in the ...
