Rejuvenating digital trade
KARACHI:
Exports of goods from Pakistan have continued to breach the $2 billion mark per month since October 2020. However, the star performer in the overall export basket, which includes services, is information and communication technology (ICT) services.
According to statistics published by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), ICT services exports increased 11.14% month-on-month in February 2021. They increased 41.43% in the first eight months (Jul-Feb) of FY21 over the same period of last fiscal year. With exports of $1.3 billion between July 2020 and February 2021, it outperformed all other sectors within the services industry. It is expected that ICT exports from Pakistan may hover around $2 billion mark at the end of this fiscal year.
Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah said the matter of enforcing social media rules involved Article-19 and Article-19A of the Constitution which were related to fundamental rights . Dawn/File
The government is ready to review new social media rules introduced last year and will consult all stakeholders in this regard, Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Jawed Khan told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) during a hearing on Monday.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah was hearing a petition by the Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and others against social media rules introduced by the government in November.
Hybrid warfare and online content rules
National
December 21, 2020
Hybrid warfare defines irregular means of warfare used today. These are used to destablise a state through use of propaganda, hostile proxies, etc. Pakistan has been facing an onslaught of hybrid warfare for some time. COAS Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has repeatedly warned against efforts being made to discredit the country and its armed forces. “We are facing the challenge that has been imposed on us in the form of the fifth generation or hybrid war. Its purpose is to discredit the country and its armed forces and spread chaos. We are well aware of this danger. We will surely succeed in winning this war with the cooperation of the nation, by the will of Almighty Allah,” Gen Bajwa recently said at a ceremony held at the General Headquarters as part of celebration of Defence and Martyrs’ Day.
ISLAMABAD: A government spokesperson Thursday said the new online content rules 2020 were aimed at safeguarding the country from an unprecedented onslaught of hybrid warfare due to regional and.