A case was registered against unidentified persons involved in spreading blasphemous material on social media, amid a top Pakistan court’s call for a ban on such sites due to the spread of “blasphemous” images.
The case was registered at Raman Police Station after Islamabad High Court (IHC) ordered the government to implicate those running “blasphemous Facebook pages”.
“Sentiments of Muslims have been hurt by the content being shared on these pages,” according to the FIR. The relevant sections of blasphemy laws have been invoked against the perpetrators of the crime, an official said. The action came two days after Islamabad High Court Judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui called for a ban on social media sites in Pakistan due to the spread of “blasphemous” images online. Justice Siddiqui on March 7 had ordered Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan to take immediate action to eliminate access to blasphemous content on social media.
The court mentioned pages like Bhensa, Mochi and Roshni and ordered that action should be taken even if it means blocking all access to social media.