Pakistan’s favorable trade status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
The European Union has warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on the ...
EU warns Pakistan that duty-free exporter status depends on progress in human rights, media freedom
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The European Union on Friday warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will ...
Pakistan’s favorable trade status depending on progress in human rights, media freedom, EU says
The European Union on Friday warned Pakistan that its status as a duty-free exporter to the bloc will continue to depend on ...
Pakistan's Senate passes bill which critics claim will suppress freedom of speech
Pakistan's upper house of parliament has passed a controversial bill that critics say is designed to suppress freedom of ...
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Pakistan’s Senate passes bill which critics claim will suppress freedom of speech
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s upper house of parliament on Tuesday passed a controversial bill that critics argue is designed to suppress freedom of speech. The bill, which was passed by the lower ...
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Pakistan Faces 'Complete Clampdown On Free Speech' Under New Social Media Law
Journalists in Pakistan are up in arms after a new law was passed that empowers the government to punish anyone for spreading what the authorities deem online disinformation.
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New social media bill sparks protests in Pakistan
While on its face, the law seeks to tamp down the spread of false news, if signed into law, it will disproportionately curtail freedom of speech in Pakistan,” said Beh Lih Yi, CPJ’s Asia ...
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Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari signs controversial cybercrime bill into law despite PPP backing protesting scribes
It is feared that the new law would be used to stifle freedom of speech. Pakistan's media has faced growing censorship in recent years, but the government of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the ...