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ISLAMABAD: The government ordered the Ministry of Information Technology (MoIT) and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to take strict action against anyone who propagates sectarianism via social media or mobile phones, Express News reported on Monday.

Social media will be monitored for controversial statements that could lead to sectarian conflicts and measures will be taken against those who spread such content.

The government also asked the FIA to investigate the issue and ordered them to take action against people who are involved in spreading such statements.

Many proscribed groups have social media accounts, through which they spread hate speech, specifically against Ahmadis and Shia Muslims.

Earlier this year in October, the Sindh government had announced it would ban instant messaging and voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) clients Skype, Viber and other communication networks because terrorists were reportedly using them to plot terrorist attacks.

In 2012, Facebook had shut down an account made by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to recruit enthusiasts to write for a quarterly magazine.

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