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New laws to target social media hate speech

by Rizwan Shehzad in The Express Tribune, Nov 25, 2023ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to strictly deal with hateful content, hate speech and extremism proliferating on social media, with more effective implementation of the new laws. Chairing the National Action Plan (NAP) Coordination Committee meeting at the National Counter Terrorism Authority Pakistan (NACTA) headquarters in Islamabad, Caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti outlined a comprehensive strategy to combat the issues. During the meeting, it was firmly…

Monks tell P’ment to enact ‘anti-hate speech’ law

report in The Daily Morning, Aug 10, 2023A group of monks has pointed out to the Parliamentary Sectoral Oversight Committee on An Open and Accountable Government, the need to take legal measures to act on alleged “hate speech” brewing against monks, the latter with a view to fulfilling various needs of non-religious organisations. The said Committee met in the Parliament recently under the Chairmanship of Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi. The monks in question presented their views…