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Misinformation, disinformation being used as tool of warfare, says Bilawal

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KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that disinformation and misinformation have become powerful tools of modern conflict. Speaking at a Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) event in Karachi, Bilawal stated, “Just as the Pakistani armed forces defeated India on the battlefield, the Pakistani media has triumphed over Indian media … Read more

FIA forms committee to probe disinformation on alleged rape case

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LAHORE: A 7-member investigation team was formed to investigate the case of spreading disinformation based on the alleged rape of a female student in a private educational institution in Lahore.

According to the spokesperson of FIA, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Cyber ​​Crime Circle Lahore has started action against the elements involved in spreading disinformation on social media through the alleged incident.

The FIA ​​initiated action on a complaint filed by the principal of a private college.

The investigation team has started identifying elements involved in the crime of spreading disinformation on social media platforms and creating a law and order situation.

All resources will be used to identify and bring to justice those involved in the crime of spreading disinformation.

The 7-member inquiry team of FIA is headed by the Deputy Director.

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Misinformation, fake news problems of entire world: Tarar

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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar said that misinformation, disinformation, and fake news were problems of the entire world which had to be controlled.

During a meeting with the Political Counselor of the British High Commission Miss Zoe Ware, the minister said the biggest challenge on social media was fake news and the government was dealing with this problem.

In the meeting, relations between the two countries, and the promotion of cooperation in the fields of media were discussed in detail. Cooperation in the fields of film and drama was also discussed.

Attaullah Tarar said that journalists should adopt the process of verification on social media and the whole world should develop a code of conduct related to social media.

Miss Zoe Ware congratulated the Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz(PML-N) on forming the government and Attaullah Tarar on assuming charge as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

The UK diplomat assured her full cooperation for the promotion of bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

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Russia using troll factory to target Kremlin critics: UK

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According to UK government-funded research released on Sunday, Russia has converted an old factory in Saint Petersburg into a so-called troll farm to disseminate disinformation and target Kremlin critics, including international leaders. The site in the Russian city is allegedly being used to “spread lies” on social media and in comment sections of popular websites, … Read more

Pakistan will combat proliferation of disinformation globally: Munir Akram

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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan’s permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), Munir Akram has said that Pakistan will combat the virus of disinformation globally in cooperation with other member states of the UN and international organizations. He said this on Saturday while expressing his gratitude over adoption of a Pakistan-sponsored resolution by the UN General Assembly … Read more

COAS terms fake news, disinformation as a threat to national security: Fawad Chaudhry

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Food inflation was on constant declining trend, says Fawad

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Tuesday that Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Bajwa while addressing the Defense Day function has termed fake news and disinformation as a threat to national security. In a tweet, he said that his analysis was based on truth and reality. He said that the … Read more

Pakistan’s report exposes PTM, India of maligning country

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LAHORE: In a first, Pakistan has launched a report on anti-state trends involved in maligning and defaming the country, its institutions and the army through over 800 websites. The social media campaign against Pakistan and its institutions was being spearheaded by the Indian news agency, ANI and supported by some local parties. “Deep Analytics Report” … Read more

Twitter joins forces with Reuters, AP to tackle disinformation 

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Twitter, an American micro blogging and social networking service first-ever announced to work together with two of the largest international news providers, Reuters and the Associated Press, to debunk disinformation on its messaging site. The news agencies will help it give more context and background information on events which create a high volume of tweets, agencies quoted … Read more

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