Dawn:ISLAMABAD: The top judge of Pakistan on Monday took suo motu notice on “ever increasing blasphemous material circulating on the internet,” indicated by a British national of Pakistani origin, said a press release issued by the Supreme Court.
Barrister Amjad Malik, the applicant, prayed Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would issue necessary directions to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the government and other concerned institutions of the country to block such “objectionable pages promoting blasphemy in the name of freedom of expression.”
The applicant also urged the Supreme Court to direct for meaningful steps for the international community to protect the name of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH).
Barrister Malik drew attention of the apex court towards the blasphemous material for “having far reaching implications on the minds, the lives and liberties of mainstream Muslim population.”
It may be mentioned that YouTube – a video-sharing website – has also been blocked in Pakistan by the PTA over ‘Innocence of Muslims,’ a blasphemous movie that angered Muslims around the world.
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A sign of things to come. very real threat to freedom of information
Brother Alim: See the positive side: The internet is so huge that Pakistan can solve its unemployment problem, if they want to search out all the blasphemous contents from the internet… (Saudis may finance …)