Tarar, D-8 Secretary General discuss cooperation against fake news
- 22-Nov-2025
BAKU: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar met with D-8 Secretary General Ambassador Isiaka Abdulqadir Imam to discuss enhanced cooperation in the media sector, countering fake news, and addressing key global challenges facing D-8 member countries. During the meeting, the minister identified fake news as one of the most pressing global issues. He […]
Jaffar Express attack: FIA register cases for spreading fake news
- 15-Mar-2025
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has registered cases against three individuals for spreading fake news about the Jaffar Express attack, ARY News reported. Three cases were registered against Ahmad Noorani, Shafiq Ahmad Advocate, and Aina Durkhanai under the PECA Act by FIA Cyber Crime Islamabad. According to the FIRs, the accused have spread anti-state […]
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia stress the need to combat fake news
- 20-Feb-2025
RIYADH: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday agreed to form a joint committee which would promote collaborations between the two countries for joint production of songs, films and documentaries. Both sides agreed to this end during a meeting between Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture Attaullah Tarar, and Saudi Arabia’s Media Minister […]
MPA might face legal action under PECA amendment bill
- 05-Feb-2025
LAHORE: A case under the PECA amendment bill has been looming on the Pakistan Muslim League’s (PMLN) Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Sonia Ashir after alleged spread of fake news, ARY News reported. According to reports, Sonia Ashir parliamentary secretary for Human Rights and Minority Affairs in Punjab, has come under fire after her social […]
PM Shehbaz vows to combat challenges of misinformation, fake news
- 03-Jan-2025
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif pledged to address the rising ‘challenge’ of digital media, particularly fake news and disinformation on social media platforms to eradicate terrorism and extremism from the country, ARY News reported. “On digital front, the venom against Pakistan is being spitted through social media from some elements abroad. This is also […]
FIA arrests multiple social media activists across Pakistan
- 11-Dec-2024
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has initiated a large-scale operation against social media activists involved in spreading fake propaganda across the country, ARY News reported. According to reports, this operation, led by the FIA Cybercrime Wing, has resulted in multiple arrests and the registration of numerous FIRs in various regions. According to FIA officials, the […]
Formation Commanders urge for stringent laws against fake news
- 05-Dec-2024
RAWALPINDI: The Pak Army’s top brass urged the government to promulgate stringent laws to curb fake news and the unethical use of freedom of expression, ARY News reported, quoting ISPR. “General Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS), presided over two days 84th Formation Commanders Conference at GHQ, attended by Corps Commanders, […]
Defamation Bill 2024 lands in Punjab Assembly amid opposition’s outcry
- 20-May-2024
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday tabled a bill titled ‘Defamation Bill 2024’ in the provincial assembly, which aimed at curbing the spread of fake news across print, electronic, and social media platforms, ARY News reported. The Defamation Bill 2024, which was tabled by Punjab’s Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman, was strongly opposed by […]
Ata Tarar calls for mechanism to counter fake news about CPEC
- 21-Mar-2024
ISLAMABAD: Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar emphasized the need to devise a mechanism to counter fake news regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ( CPEC), ARY News reported. Attaullah Tarar said this during a meeting with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Jiang Zaidong who called on the minister here. The Chinese Ambassador congratulated […]
Lions on the loose in United States?
- 21-Dec-2023
Zoos in two cities in the United States scrambled to issue public safety notices after fake news of lions escaping their facilities went viral.