Pakistan wants Facebook, Twitter to help it combat blasphemy

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AP Islamabad
Last Updated : Mar 16 2017 | 11:48 PM IST
Pakistan says it has asked Facebook and Twitter to help it identify Pakistanis suspected of blasphemy so that it can prosecute them or pursue their extradition.
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said today that an official in Pakistan's Washington embassy has approached the two social media companies in an effort to identify Pakistanis, either within the country or abroad, who recently shared material deemed offensive to Islam.
He says Pakistani authorities have identified 11 people for questioning over alleged blasphemy and would seek the extradition of anyone living abroad.

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First Published: Mar 16 2017 | 11:48 PM IST

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