Brother of Shangri-La hotel bomber in custody

Pak media bodies reject ?oppressive? amendments to law stifling ?defiant voices?

Karachi [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Pakistan media bodies have rejected the oppressive amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), saying it is a flagrant move to undermine the freedom of the press, speech and defiant voices in the country, local media reported. The media Joint Action Committee (JAC) comprising All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Broadcasters Association

27 Feb, 2022

Poet Ahnaf Jazeem signs petition against PTA

Poet Ahnaf Jazeem, who was detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) for 18 months, today signed a petition in Mannar against the PTA. Jazeem and his family attended a campaign held in Mannar by the Tamil National Alliance to seek support to abolish the PTA. The poet and his family members signed the petition in the presence of TNA MPs M.A Sumanthiran and Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran?Rasamanickam. The 25-year-old poet was arrested on 16 May 2020 by the Terrorism Investigations Departmen

26 Feb, 2022

Maithripala maintains he was not alerted prior to Easter attacks

Former President Maithripala Sirisena says even if he is crucified he will maintain that he was not alerted prior to the Easter Sunday attacks. Speaking at an event held at a church in Polonnaruwa today, the former President said that he is being falsely accused of being alerted prior to the attacks in April 2019. “Allegations are being made that I went overseas despite being alerted about the attacks. This is false,” he said. Sirisena said that if he was alerted about a possible attack he wo

27 Feb, 2022