Pakistan says it has asked Facebook to help investigate “blasphemous content” posted on the social network by Pakistanis. Facebook has agreed to send a team to Pakistan to address reservations about content on the social media site, according to the interior ministry. Blasphemy is a highly sensitive and incendiary issue in Pakistan. Critics say blasphemy … Read more
A Pakistani court has ordered the government to open an investigation into online “blasphemy”, threatening to ban social media networks if they failed to censor content deemed insulting to Islam, lawyers said Thursday. The issue came to the fore in January when five secular activists known for their outspoken views against religious extremism and the … Read more
Police are hunting a suicide bomber believed to be on the loose inside a Pakistani court complex, officials said Tuesday, after a second was killed by security forces and a third detonated outside the main gates. The three bombers attacked the court in Tangi in northwestern Charsadda district, the district’s mayor Bahadur Yar told state … Read more
A Pakistani court banned public and online celebration of Valentine’s Day nationwide on Monday. The move came after private citizen Abdul Waheed filed a petition with the Islamabad High Court, calling the holiday un-Islamic. Valentine’s Day has become a source of contention in Pakistan in recent years. Although it is popular on social media and … Read more
A Pakistani court Monday banned public celebrations of Valentine’s Day in the capital Islamabad, the latest attempt by authorities to outlaw a holiday seen by many in the traditional Muslim society as vulgar and Western. The Islamabad high court issued the order after a petitioner declared love was being used as a “cover” to spread … Read more