Writ Petition No.67129/2020
7.
(7)
This is quite a sensitive issue and the referred
material clearly discloses that visible intent behind such
posts was to hurt the feelings of Muslims all over the
world and we also have the history that whenever such
unholy attempts were made, it worked as an explosion
for the whole of our society. This Court would remind
the state agencies of preamble of the Constitution of
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 which provides that
the
principles
of
democracy,
freedom,
equality,
tolerance and social justice, as enunciated by Islam,
shall be fully observed; the Muslims shall be enabled to
order their lives in the individual and collective spheres
in accordance with the teachings and requirements of
Islam as set down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah,
protection shall be provided to the fundamental rights,
including equality of status, of opportunity and before
law, social, economic and political justice, and freedom
of thought, expression, belief, faith, worship and
association, subject to law and public morality.
8.
Preamble
of
our
Constitution
straightway
discloses that the rights of every community have been
delicately balanced and freedom of speech/expression
and information is also hallmark of our Constitution, but
the term “right of expression” cannot be stretched to
such an extent that it be used as a tool to defy the
religious thoughts or sacred personalities of one’s
religion. This Court is of the clear view that under the
umbrella of “freedom of speech and information” not
only the Muslim community, in fact the followers of all
the religions have been made to suffer immensely.
9.
There
can
be
no
second
opinion
that
advancement and use of technology has brought whole
of the universe into one global village while social
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