ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Siddiqui clearly directed the authorities on Wednesday to suspend Facebook in the country if it does not block blasphemous material. The decision about the suspension of social media will be taken in next hearing. The IHC bench comprisingRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The interior ministry on Thursday said Facebook would send a delegation to Pakistan for talks over blasphemous content. The social media giant has also nominated a focal person to contact the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), expressing the hope that dialogue would lead to resolution ofRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The National Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed a joint resolution to condemn blasphemous content on social media. According to Express News, the resolution demanding the blocking of blasphemous social media pages was moved by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar. Meanwhile, the Punjab AssemblyRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday remarked that leveling blasphemy charges against innocent people was also a crime and directed to ensure that an innocent person must not be wrongly accused of it. IHC was hearing a case relating to blasphemous contents on social media.Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Mohammad Tariq Asad Advocate filed writ petition on behalf of Civil Society of Pakistan (R) to close Facebook while the pages of blasphemy are closed and direct PEMRA to disallow the anchor and guests namely Wusatullah Khan, Mubashir Zaidi, Zarar Khoro of ‘Dawn News’ and the like toRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Pakistan will ban social media networks if they failed to censor content deemed insulting to Islam, a high-level official said Thursday, after a high court ordered the government to open an investigation into online “blasphemy”. Chaudhry Nisar, the minister for interior, said the Pakistan TelecommunicationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) In response to hearing of case in Islamabad High Court, Islamabad Police today registered an FIR against the owners of Facebook pages that posted blasphemous content. FIR, a copy of which is pasted below, reads that some unidentified individuals were operating Facebook pages namely, “Bhainsa,Read More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday ordered the government to register cases against alleged blasphemers running social media pages and place their names on the Exit Control List (ECL). According to Express Tribune, Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui while hearing the case said that suspected blasphemersRead More →
ISLAMABAD (MEDIA REPORT ) Minister for Interior, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Wednesday said that a comprehensive strategy should be prepared within three days to curb character assassination through social media. He directed Ministry of Interior officials to evolve such a system in consultation with Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), soRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday summoned Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan to appear before the court in personal capacity on Wednesday regarding case against blasphemous contents on social media. The court also summoned Secretary Ministry of Interior, secretary of Ministry of InformationRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Islamabad High Court has issued an order against Social Media Activists who were spreading false propaganda against Holy personalities in the whole Universe. All such social media blasphemous pages must be banned and all the blasphemous matter should be deleted. Further authorities must ensure thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) Salman Shahid filed petition through Muhammad Tariq Asad Advocate in the Islamabad High Court for uttering insulting words and issuing contemptuous and blasphemous videos about Hazrat Muhammad (p.b.u.h), Suhab-e-Kram, wives (Azwaje Mutaharat) and Sacred book of Qurane Pak as well as Allah Almighty. Petition has been fixed before Mr.Read More →