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Security

Tarar proposes national council on cyber security and digital literacy

The information minister used the PTA's Cyber Security Awareness Week to float a coordinating body and to call for digital literacy in school curricula.

PoliticsPunjab

Safdar's remarks on women draw criticism, Maryam Nawaz calls episode heartbreaking

The Punjab chief minister's husband told a Khatm-e-Nubuwwat conference in Chiniot that a woman who questioned him would not control her own body had she studied at a seminary.

EducationSindh

Karachi University bars staff from posting official documents online

Registrar's notification requires prior approval from the competent authority before any university letter or order is shared, and warns of disciplinary action.

EducationGilgit-Baltistan

Cyber crime agency holds awareness sessions in Gilgit and three Punjab cities

The sessions, ordered by NCCIA Director General Syed Ali Nasir Rizvi, covered online fraud and cyber harassment, but the agency did not say how many students attended.

PoliticsIslamabad

Islamabad High Court seeks report on digital content law enforcement

The order turns scrutiny on gaps in social media compliance, but the bench, the department asked to report and the deadline were not disclosed.

Culture

Nadia Khan criticised over questions about designer's gym clothes

The interview focused on Parishay Adnan's personal life instead of her New York Fashion Week showcase, drawing backlash from viewers and colleagues.

Economy

FBR notifies new tax rules for social media earnings

The rules target Pakistanis living abroad and others earning through user interactions in Pakistan, at a five percent rate introduced in the budget.

Economy

FBR introduces special tax mechanism for social media earners

The rules set expense deduction limits, quarterly advance tax, and a separate income declaration for resident individuals earning from platforms.

Economy

FBR to tax earnings from YouTube, TikTok, influencers

The move clarifies that existing tax law already covers digital content earnings and establishes a dedicated procedure for their assessment and collection.

Politics

Fawad Chaudhry calls women 'horrible drivers' amid bike campaign row

The former information minister was responding to a BBC Punjabi report on women using scooters in Punjab when he made the remarks.