Media continues to suffer crackdown as political parties look the other way
وزیر اطلاعات فواد چوہدری نے حال ہی میں سوشل میڈیا پر کریک ڈاؤن کا اعلان کیا ہے۔ اس اعلان کے بعد ایف آئی اے…
Raza Rumi says that Pakistani electronic media promoted extremism
Raza Rumi’s take on how media in Pakistan has promoted extremism. He asserts that the attitudes prevalent in social media is similar to that…
Govt is digging own grave by muzzling online freedoms
The ongoing campaign against digital media is an extension of the established patterns of how the state – including elected government – can muzzle…
Dissent is not blasphemy
Last week, a bizarre public notice issued by the federal investigation agency (FIA) appealed to the general public to provide evidence about social media…
Social media: Good, bad and the ugly
Despite the threats and risks, the Internet has provided a useful platform for people-to-people contacts. It has also facilitated issue-based engagement among South Asians…
Social media and Pakistan – prospects and possibilities
When I started to blog, almost by accident, a few Pakistani bloggers were found in cyberspace. Within half a decade the number has multiplied…