How Pakistan is tapping phones of 40 lakh people simultaneously, using Chinese firewall to block internet accessAmnesty International reveals Pakistan's extensive surveillance, employing phone-tapping and a Chinese firewall to monitor millions. The sy...
09 Sep, 2025, 03.24 PM IST
China cuts ties with the global internet for 60 minutes, world baffled — here’s what happenedOn August 20, 2025, China’s internet was cut off from the world for about 60 minutes. The Great Firewall blocked port 443, stopping access ...
22 Aug, 2025, 12.21 AM IST
Pakistan: Journalists hold protest in Peshawar over amendments to PECA, urge govt to withdraw tweaksJournalists in Peshawar protest amendments to Pakistan's PECA, 2025, demanding government withdrawal. Media personnel, along with political...
02 Feb, 2025, 05.58 PM IST
Pakistan is turning into 'Bannistan' with internet firewallPakistan is testing a China-style internet firewall to monitor and control online content. This move could impact online freedoms, economic...
03 Dec, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
Pakistani netizens being 'walled off' as army shifts focus to 'digital terrorism'Pakistan's army has launched 'Azm-e-Istehkam', an anti-terror operation focusing on digital platforms being used for misinformation and unr...
02 Sep, 2024, 10.36 PM IST
Businesses, rights defenders decry Pakistan internet slowdownThe Pakistan government has slowed down internet and social media networks to curb dissent, risking economic stability. Since July, connect...
18 Aug, 2024, 11.36 AM IST
Pakistan protests: Social media blackout boosts Imran Khan's momentumLeading his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in opposition, Khan remains staggeringly popular and has crafted a campaign accusing the p...
12 May, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
No finding love online: Tinder, Grindr blocked in Pakistan in bid to control 'immoral' contentThe PTA said the ban addressed the "negative effects of indecent content".
02 Sep, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
Internet giants threaten to suspend services in Pakistan over new regulationsInternet giants, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, have threatened to suspend their services in Pakistan after The Pakistan Tehreek-e...
29 Feb, 2020, 04.50 PM IST
Pak telecom authority threatens to ban TwitterTwitter has been warned by Pakistan's telecom authority that the micro-blogging site could be banned in the country for not complying with ...
16 Aug, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
Ban on channels in Jammu&Kashmir to stop dissemination of information: OfficialResponding to reports on police raids on newspaper offices and harassment of journalists, the Editors Guild of India condemned the ‘unwarra...
19 Jul, 2016, 04.21 AM IST
Pakistan among top 10 worst countries for internet freedomPakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released ...
05 Dec, 2014, 07.41 PM IST
US, UK and Indian bodies named among worst online spiesUS' National Security Agency, India's Centre for Development of Telematics, and the UK's GCHQ have been named among the worst online spies.
12 Mar, 2014, 10.27 AM IST
India ahead of China, Pakistan in Internet freedom: StudyIndia has scored higher than neighbouring China and Pakistan in terms of Internet freedom and openness, says a study by World Wide Web Foun...
22 Nov, 2013, 09.13 PM IST
Govt fails to identify hate mongers on social media as Twitter, Google & Facebook refuse to share detailsInvestigations ran into a fire wall, as Twitter, Google and Facebook refused to share details of users who uploaded the objectionable mater...
07 Feb, 2013, 08.50 AM IST
Internet content censorship from India up 49%: GoogleGoogle has reported a sharp rise of 49% in online content censorship from India as it said the trend of blockage were increasing from govts...
18 Jun, 2012, 02.52 PM IST
- Facebook fuels American flag business in Pakistan
In Pakistan a row about Facebook, censorship and religious sacrilege means booming demand for replica American and Israeli flags to go up i...
26 May, 2010, 12.54 PM IST