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Mark Zuckerberg discusses legal challenges in Pakistan over blasphemous co
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, recently discussed a legal battle in Pakistan, where he was sued over content deemed blasphemous on Facebook, highlighting the challenges posed by differing legal frameworks around the world.
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Activists demand independent commission to investigate blasphemy cases inv
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
The report revealed that a religious extremist group is luring young Muslim boys and girls into sharing blasphemous content online as part of a premeditated scheme.
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Pakistan: JSFM condemns Shah Nawaz Kunbhar's killing, calls for resistance
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The Jeay Sindh Freedom Movement (JSFM) condemned the killing of Shah Nawaz Kunbhar, declaring his martyrdom a powerful symbol in the struggle for Sindh's rights. JSFM emphasised Sindh's historical resistance to state-sponsored extremism, asserting the region's commitment to peace and human r
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Woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan amid ongoing human righ
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A woman was sentenced to death in Quetta under Pakistan's Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act for posting blasphemous content. The case has drawn attention to the misuse of blasphemy laws and raised concerns about human rights violations in Pakistan.
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Jaranwala incident: Suspect who posted "blasphemous" content arrested
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
In a major development in the Jaranwala incident, in which multiple churches were vandalised and houses were torched, the suspect who allegedly posted the “blasphemous” content online has been arrested, ARY News reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Blasphemy case registered against woman
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The post, which was reportedly blasphemous, triggered a protest in the locality, and a mob gathered outside the woman's house and vandalised the house.
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Pakistan govt asks social media platforms to register themselves
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During Question Hour, Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Rubina Khalid said that the government appeared to be helpless on the issue of blasphemous and derogatory content on the internet.
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Wikimedia Foundation urges Pakistan to restore access to Wikipedia
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This request follows after PTA blocked internet access to 'Wikipedia' in the country on Friday, for failure to remove from the site content deemed "unlawful" by the government.
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Pak Telecom Authority degrades Wikipedia services for non-removal of "blas
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has degraded the services of Wikipedia, a free online encyclopedia in the South-Asian country for not removing the sacrilegious contents despite issuing a notice, the official release of Information and Communication Technology services of Pakistan
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Pakistan: Reports on blocking social media over blasphemous content 'false
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 27 (ANI): The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) on Friday strongly rejected media reports regarding the blocking of social media websites in the country over blasphemous content.
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PTA chairman calls on Pak government to block social media over blasphemou
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Chairman of Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) Amir Azeem Bajwa has called on the government to block social media websites in the country in consideration to the circulation of "blasphemous content" through these mediums.
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Protests erupt in Pak over Christian man's alleged blasphemy
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Feb 21 (ANI): Scores of activists of religious parties surrounded a Christian colony in Lahore, demanding the arrest of a Christian man who allegedly posted blasphemous content on the social media.
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