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December 29, 2020
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the governmentâs failure in removing blasphemous material on the internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the FIA had the jurisdiction to lodge a case against Google.
Several officials of the FIA were present in the court in compliance with the chief justiceâs direction issued on the previous hearing. To a courtâs query, a deputy attorney general admitted that the FIA was responsible to take action against the objectionable and blasphemous material available on the internet.
The chief justice observed that the situation was getting worse day by day. âWhat kind of Riasat-i-Madina it is that the basic responsibility is not being fulfilledâ? the chief justice wondered.
Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing. Wikimedia Commons/File
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google.
Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing.
To a court query, a deputy attorney general admitted that the FIA was responsible for taking action against any objectionable and blasphemous material available on internet.
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure in removing blasphemous material on the internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law.
LAHORE: Hearing a petition against the government’s failure to remove blasphemous material from internet, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Monday asked a federal law officer if the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has the jurisdiction to lodge a case against search engine Google.
Several FIA officials were present in the court in compliance with the chief justice’s directives issued during the previous hearing.
To a court query, a deputy attorney general admitted that the FIA was responsible for taking action against any objectionable and blasphemous material available on internet.
Chief Justice Khan observed that the situation was getting worse by the day. “What kind of [state of Madina] is it that the basic responsibility is not being fulfilled?” the chief justice asked.
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