Shades of ‘Grey’ of FATF
Task “forced”. Technicalized. Politicized. These are examples of vocabulary being used for the latest FATF decision of retaining Pakistan in grey list. The problem is that by FATF’s own evaluations…
Love for wisdom
In the world of wisdom, learning and intellect, philosophers are revered for their deep thinking and logical argument. Undoubtedly, Socrates was a legendary philosopher who immortalised himself when he preferred…
Curbing media independence
THERE has been a lot of talk by government ministers and on social media about the menace of ‘fake news’ — a term for misinformation and disinformation popularised by former…
An era of fake news?
THE danger that misleading or false information poses to society has been grimly demonstrated during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Despite the deadly threat from the virus, many people’s response across…
A life cut short so cruelly
IT may be clichéd to say a picture is worth a thousand words but the photographs taken by Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui were poignant and even more eloquent than that.…
Curbing fake news
From being a haphazard and sporadic activity, the phenomenon of fake news has been organized into a systematic campaign with an express aim to erode facts, undermine the truth and…
Information integrity
A DETAILED investigation published this month by a European NGO revealed a disinformation network active for over 15 years primarily targeted at the European Union and United Nations in pushing…
Online censorship
ON June 4, 2020, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) held a consultation on the Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules 2020. While civil society groups boycotted it, standing by their…
It’s capitalism once more
As the sun set on the year 2020, the energies of governments and people around the world remained consumed with coping with the biological and economic challenges thrown up by…
Pakistan’s positives
THE recent unearthing by EU DisinfoLab of the vast anti-Pakistan disinformation and propaganda network run by India has brought to light a highly-organised, concerted and sustained effort to malign Pakistan internationally. The…
