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Lahore: Boy Killed While Shooting TikTok Train Track Stunt

March 13, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

Shooting a stunt TikTok video, a man named Asif has lost his life after being hit by a train in Lahore.

According to the details, the deceased was walking along the railway track while making the video when the train hit him and unfortunately lost his life.

However, the police commanded to stop the train after the accident while the body of the youth has been moved to the hospital for post-mortem.

Earlier, TikTok had taken the life of an innocent boy. A teenage boy had shot himself dead in Karachi while recording a TikTok video.

According to local police, the 17-year-old boy was identified as Tanveer, who shot and killed himself while filming video content in Karachi’s Sachal Colony.

In 2019, a teenage boy from Sialkot’s Kharota Syedan area shot himself accidentally while making a TikTok video with his friends.

TikTok: Teenager crushed to death while filming video on motorway

February 1, 2021 by Arhama Altaf

TikTok Gets Suspend In Pakistan Once Again

TikTok, the popular video-sharing application, is considered to be a death certificate for teenagers these days. In yet another shocking incident, a teenage boy in Faisalabad lost his life while making a video for TikTok.

According to police, a teenage boy in Faisalabad was crushed to death as he was making a TikTok video on the M-4 motorway.

He was died on the spot, said police.

Earlier on January 22, a young boy lost his life after being hit by a train as he attempted to shoot a TikTok video on a railway track in Rawalpindi.

Hamza, a resident of Noorani Mohalla, arrived at the railway track in Shah Khalid Colony to shoot a TikTok video. He attached his smartphone with his tripod and waited for a train.

As soon as he saw a train, he pressed the camera’s button and started walking alongside the railway track. The engine of the train gave horn but the boy ignored it and kept walking alongside the track.

However, the train’s engine hit him, causing a severe and fatal head injury to him.

TikTok is banned due to immoral content, says Shahbaz Gill

October 10, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

The Pakistan government has disclosed the main reason for banning TikTok in Pakistan. According to the details, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan Shahbaz Gill said that the video-sharing app TikTok has been banned in Pakistan due to immoral content. Shahbaz Gill said that some parents had complained to the Prime Minister Imran Khan … Read more

TikTok ban: Fawad Chaudhry to write letter to PM Khan

October 10, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Announcement of ECB to visit Pakistan next year is a welcome step: Fawad Chaudhry

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has decided to write a letter to the Prime Minister on the ban on TikTok, a Chinese video-sharing app, in Pakistan. According to the details, Fawad Chaudhry said that the decision to ban TikTok will put an end to Pakistan’s technology. [embedpost slug=”hareem-shah-requests-pm-khan-to-unban-tiktok/”] Chaudhry further said that … Read more

Jannat Mirza Supports PTA Move To Ban TikTok

October 10, 2020October 9, 2020 by Web Desk

Janat Mirza Supports PTA Move To Ban TikTok

Pakistan’s leading Tiktoker Jannat Mirza has supported Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)’s move to ban TikTok in Pakistan. According to the details, Jannat Mirza said that she is in Japan and meanwhile she received the news of the ban on Tiktok in Pakistan. Tiktok star gave her opinion and said that she herself supported a ban … Read more

Man in Lahore suffers critical wounds after he fell from a building while shooting TikTok

July 30, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

A 20-year old man fell from the fourth floor of a building while shooting TikTok videos with his friends in Lahore early Thursday morning.

According to police, Malik Hamza, who hails from Gujranwala, was working in Lahore. He completed his night shift and then met his friends to shoot TikTok videos.

Qaiser Awan, one of his cousins, said that Hamza injured his neck, leg, and ribs during the fall. The doctors have declared his condition critical.

The police have seized his mobile phone and are investigating the case.

On Jule 21, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority issued a “final warning” to TikTok. The app has been asked to put in place a comprehensive mechanism to control “obscenity, vulgarity and immorality through its social media platform”.

TikTok denied allegations of Chinese influence

July 20, 2020 by Aizbah Khan

TikTok, a video-sharing application, has denied allegations of Chinese influence. Theo Bertram, head of public policy for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, says he will reject any request for data from China. According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), he said: “The suggestion that we are in any way under the … Read more

TikTok ban: PTI submits resolution in Punjab Assembly

July 18, 2020 by Aizbah Khan

Lahore: Voices have been raised in the Assembly regarding the ban on video-sharing mobile application TikTok in Pakistan. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and member of Seemabia Tahir has submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly regarding the ban on TikTok. The text of the resolution submitted by Seemabia Tahir said, “Religions are being ridiculed in … Read more

TikTok faces $155,000 fine for mishandling child data in South Korea

July 16, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

Popular video-sharing application, TikTok, has been under scrutiny for its subpar data handling methods and ties with the Chinese government. The application was recently banned in India and is currently undergoing a few trials in the US as well.

According to a recent report, TikTok developers are in deep waters in South Korea as well. The Korean Communications Commission (KCC) has fined the company for 186 million or $155,000 for mishandling of child data.

According to the details, KCC acts as the regulator and overwatches the country’s telecommunications and data related sectors just like Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA).

The fine follows reports of ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, failing to protect users’ private data specifically youngsters in the region.

LHC petition seeks ban on TikTok, says it is peddling vulgarity

July 14, 2020 by Arhama Altaf

A lawyer approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday seeking its directives for the authorities concerned to ban highly popular social media app TikTok in Pakistan.

Advocate Nadeem Sarwar states in his petition that the video-sharing app is disastrous for the younger generation as it is not only leading to wastage of time and money but also peddling vulgarity.

Besides, he submitted, acts of blackmailing and harassment are on the rise because of TikTok. If not banned, it would prove to be harmful to the country’s social fabric, he added.

Therefore, he pleaded with the high court issued directives for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to impose a permanent ban on the use of TikTok.

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