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Ridiculous idea, Fawad says after NA body approved bill criminalising criticism of army

‘Ridiculous idea’, Fawad says after NA body approved bill criminalising criticism of army Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday said it was “absolutely ridiculous” to criminalise criticism, a day after a lower house panel passed a bill proposing stern punishment for disrespecting the armed forces. The minister was responding to a tweet by a senior journalist, who while commenting on the bill passed by the National Assembly committee, taunted that citizens were free to criticise the parliament, politicians and media “but the rest is national interest”. Fawad wrote that it was an absolutely ridiculous idea to criminalise criticism.

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