Pakistan

NCCIA forms special cyberteam to combat hate speech during Muharram

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Digital Desk

11 months ago

ISLAMABAD: The Director General of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has formed a special team to snub the hate speechers during the holy month of Muharramul Haram on the direction of the Ministry of Interior, according to media reports.

A crackdown shall be initiated against hate speech, misinformation, and incitement on social media. Those involved in the spread of such acts will be punished under the relevant sections of the law, as per the statement issued.

The team will include technical specialists, digital analysts, and officers monitoring hate material to monitor digital media posts based on religious incitements and hatred.

The NCCIA said that preventing incitement on social media during Muharram will be its top priority, and legal action will be taken against those found spreading hatred.

Earlier, higher higher-level meeting of the Nationwide Muharram Security Plan at the Ministry of Interior on Thursday resolved to initiate a crackdown on elements inciting religious hatred on social media during Muharram and take rigid legal action against them.

The meeting was chaired by Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in which the security plan for all provinces, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Islamabad, was reviewed thoroughly.

In addition to ordering a crackdown against internet-based religious hatred, the meeting directed that clear recommendations be sent to the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to stop hate content on electronic and social media.

In addition, it was also decided that every measure would be initiated to maintain peace and tranquility during Muharram.

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