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P L D 2011 Lahore 377
P L D 2011 Lahore 377
Before Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry, C J
JAMAL AKRAMPetitioner
Versus
FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Establishment, Government of Pakistan,
Islamabad and 3 othersRespondents
Writ Petition No.11968 of 2010, decided on 21st March, 2011.
Constitution of Pakistan
Art. 199Constitutional petitionPetitioner had sought a direction to the authorities to ban
numerous websites which were showing pornography, sexual videos, printed material, mail addresses etc.
as the same was not only against the interest of Muslim community of Islamic Republic of Pakistan but
immoral, unholy, illegal and unconstitutional as well and to install firewall and heavy software on
Internet to control the communication of pornographic websites through InternetHigh Court, in
circumstances, formulated guidelines for immediate and strict action by the authorities to the effect that
InterMinisterial Committee constituted by the Prime Minister in the year 2006 would keep a vigilant eye
on the websites and in the eventuality of any objectionable material concerning the religious faith of any
group would take prompt action before it reaches to the publicatlarge and in case of failure the
concerned persons would be taken to task while initiating disciplinary action against them and the
Government would also include some members from amongst the private persons in the said Committee;
that the Crisis Cell working in the Services Division ICT Directorate and Enforcement Division shall be
used as a tool to unearth such material and to block the relevant websites/URL forthwith and in case of
failure stern action be taken against the delinquents; that the Government shall also see the viability of
permanent blocking of the websites involved in unethical, unIslamic and illegal activities in the event
that such material is again presented on Internet; that the Government shall strive for legislation in this
regard on the lines already adopted by other Islamic Countries in addition to China; that the Government
shall impart awareness amongst the public through different modes e.g. print and electronic media
regarding use and misuse of such like websites; and that in case of repletion the Government shall sue
concerned authorities before the appropriate forums.
S.H. Shahzad Azmat for Petitioner.
Naveed Inayat Malik, Deputy ProsecutorGeneral for Respondents Nos. 1 and 2.
Khalid Mian for Respondents No.3 and 4.
ORDER
IJAZ AHMAD CHAUDHRY, C J.Through this petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 the petitioner has sought a direction to the respondents to ban
numerous websites which are showing pornography, sexual videos, printed material, mail addresses, etc.
as the same is not only against the interest of Muslim community of Islamic Republic of Pakistan but
immoral, unholy, illegal and unconstitutional as well. The petitioner has also sought a direction to the
respondents to install firewall and heavy software on Internet to control the communication of
pornographic websites through Internet.
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