ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan, set to be the country’s next prime minister, emphasized the importance of resuming dialogue with India on all outstanding issues, including the Kashmir dispute, at a meeting with Indian High Commissioner Ajay Bisaria in Islamabad on Friday.
Khan is scheduled to be sworn in as prime minister on August 18, after his party secured 116 general seats in last month’s elections. He has already been congratulated and welcomed by envoys of several other countries.
The Indian High Commissioner also congratulated Pakistan’s former cricket captain over his performance in the recent electoral contest and presented him with a cricket bat signed by India’s national team.
Bisaria told his host that there was renewed optimism in India that New Delhi’s relations with Islamabad would improve under his leadership.
Khan welcomed the positive message conveyed by the Indian High Commissioner on behalf of his government, pointing out that it was imperative for both countries to move forward for the betterment of their people.
He also expressed his hope that the SAARC Summit would soon be held in Islamabad.
After the meeting, PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry told a group of journalists that Khan wants regional peace and cooperation.
Another PTI leader, Faisal Javed Khan, said that former Indian cricketers Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Navjot Singh Sidhu, had been invited to Khan’s oath-taking ceremony, along with Pakistan’s 1992 World Cup-winning squad.
Imran Khan meets Indian envoy, hopes to resume bilateral talks
Imran Khan meets Indian envoy, hopes to resume bilateral talks
- Pakistan’s prime minister-in-waiting hoped for resumption of dialogue with India in his meeting with the Indian High Commissioner
- The Indian envoy expressed ‘optimism’ for improved bilateral ties under Khan’s leadership
Pakistan telecom regulator urges restraint on social media amid regional tensions
- PTA warns against sharing unverified content, says legal action may follow ‘fake news’
- Advisory comes as Pakistan strikes targets in Afghanistan and Iran faces US, Israeli attacks
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s telecom regulator on Saturday urged citizens to avoid sharing “unverified or inflammatory” content online, warning that legal action could be taken against those spreading misinformation amid what it described as a “sensitive national situation.”
The advisory from the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) comes as Islamabad says it is targeting militant positions inside Afghanistan following a recent flareup between the two neighbors, while Iran is under attack by the United States and Israel in an escalating regional conflict that has heightened security concerns across South and West Asia.
“In view of the prevailing sensitive national situation, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) urges all citizens to be responsible while using social media and digital platforms,” the regulator said in a statement posted on X.
The PTA advised citizens “not to share, disseminate, forward, or upload any unverified, inflammatory, or misleading information/content that may directly or indirectly harm the national interest, public order, or state institutions.”
It said people should instead rely on authentic information based on official sources and refrain from spreading rumors and “fake news.”
“Sharing any fake news/information is liable to legal action in accordance with applicable laws,” the authority said, calling on citizens to act with “caution, maturity, and a strong sense of national responsibility” to help maintain stability and public confidence.
Pakistan in recent years has witnessed increasingly stringent implementation of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), a cybercrime law that has drawn criticism from rights groups, with journalists and activists arrested and prosecuted under its provisions.
