Writ Petition No.67129/2020
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fact that protecting the prestige of Hazrat
is the
first and foremost duty of all Muslims on earth. Muslims
would not allow any one, on the basis of any slogan,
either that of “freedom of expression” or “freedom of
speech” to undermine the dignity of Hazrat
.
During the course of arguments, the authorities were
further enlightened on the rights and responsibilities of
the users as uploaded by the Facebook administrator.
Clause-3(6) of the ibid Rights and Responsibilities of
the Facebook Users available on internet clearly
provides that its user will not post content that is hate
speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence, or
contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
Further, its clause 5(1) and (2) provides that the user
would not post content or take any action on Facebook
that infringes or violates someone else’s rights or
otherwise violates the law, and Facebook could remove
any content or information which is posted on Facebook
and it is believed that same violates the statement or
policies of the Facebook and similarly the respectful
behaviour would be encouraged.
11.
During arguments this Court repeatedly posed
questions to the Chairman PTA that if the Facebook
refuses to block such pages or some new pages are
opened for the purpose of spreading hatred material
which is otherwise against the law and the Constitution
of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, and it may
even result in damaging the integrity and sovereignty of
the state, whether the state agencies would remain silent
spectators, Chairman PTA came out with the plea that if
within a reasonable time decisive steps are not taken by
the
concerned
information
system
providers/
administrators for removal of all such content, then as a
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