Strict action over religious hate content on social media ordered

LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Social Welfare, Raja Basharat has ordered to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on cybercrime and religious hate content on social media.

While presiding over the Muharram security review meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Law and Order at the Civil Secretariat, he said that the Punjab government was taking further steps to curb cybercrime.

The minister further said that the government was grateful to all the religious leaders for their exemplary role and cooperation in promoting religious harmony in the country. He hoped that this ideal harmony would be maintained during Muharram-ul-Haram.

Basharat emphasized the Ulemas to work together to foil the possible conspiracies of external and internal miscreants and to strictly implement the security plan.

The minister said that special care should be taken of COVID-19 SOPs in Muharram gatherings and processions. He said that control rooms would be established at provincial and district levels for effective implementation of the security plan in the province.

Calling Rangers and banning pillion riding and mobile phones during Ashura was also under consideration, the minister told the participants of the meeting.

Religious scholars from all schools of thought said that they were in touch with each other and there was perfect religious harmony in the province. They also suggested that there should be strict monitoring of unauthentic religious content on social media.