Islamabad:
Acting on the orders of a Judge, Islamabad police have registered a case against social networking website Facebook for hosting "blasphemous materials".
The Margalla police station in Islamabad registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Facebook and three other websites under sections 295-A and 298-A of the Criminal Procedure Code on the directions of Additional Sessions Judge Kamran Basharat Mufti.
Justice Mufti's order came in response to an application filed by the Namoos-e-Risalat Lawyers Forum. One of the complainants, lawyer Rao Abdur Rahim, told the 'Express Tribune' that his organisation had been informed in July last year that Facebook and a few other websites had been hosting "blasphemous content" that was being uploaded from Pakistan.
"Concerned government officials, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and police were requested to take action but they did not pay attention. Therefore, Islamabad District Bar on July 27, 2011 filed a complaint for the registration of an FIR, but no action was taken," Mr Rahim said.
The Namoos-e-Risalat Lawyers Forum then filed an application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Mufti, requesting him to direct the police to register an FIR.
"We gave three applications: one against Payam TV for telecasting a movie 'Yousaf', one against Facebook and three other websites and one against the US Embassy in Islamabad for organising a gathering of gays and lesbians," Mr Rahim added.
Accepting two of the applications, Judge Mufti directed Margalla police station to register an FIR against Payam TV and Facebook. The judge turned down the application against the US Embassy.
The Margalla police station in Islamabad registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Facebook and three other websites under sections 295-A and 298-A of the Criminal Procedure Code on the directions of Additional Sessions Judge Kamran Basharat Mufti.
Justice Mufti's order came in response to an application filed by the Namoos-e-Risalat Lawyers Forum. One of the complainants, lawyer Rao Abdur Rahim, told the 'Express Tribune' that his organisation had been informed in July last year that Facebook and a few other websites had been hosting "blasphemous content" that was being uploaded from Pakistan.
"Concerned government officials, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and police were requested to take action but they did not pay attention. Therefore, Islamabad District Bar on July 27, 2011 filed a complaint for the registration of an FIR, but no action was taken," Mr Rahim said.
The Namoos-e-Risalat Lawyers Forum then filed an application in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Mufti, requesting him to direct the police to register an FIR.
"We gave three applications: one against Payam TV for telecasting a movie 'Yousaf', one against Facebook and three other websites and one against the US Embassy in Islamabad for organising a gathering of gays and lesbians," Mr Rahim added.
Accepting two of the applications, Judge Mufti directed Margalla police station to register an FIR against Payam TV and Facebook. The judge turned down the application against the US Embassy.
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