Four arrested for hate speech against PM Khan on social media

MULTAN: Police arrested four people on the charges of hate speech against Prime Minister Imran Khan on social media, ARY News reported on Thursday.   

As per details, four people indecently spoke against the prime minister and their videos went viral on social media. Following the massive propagation of hate speeches, police immediately nabbed four people from Multan.

The arrest came on the heels of an important announcement made by Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry yesterday, regarding the launch of a ‘crackdown’ in few weeks against people spreading hatred and  extremist narrative on social media.

“A mechanism has been devised to control social media. Hate is being spread through fake social media accounts,” Fawad Chaudhry said during a news conference.

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He said some people believe that they had the right to express their opinion beyond any limit, which was not true. “We have laws in this regard,” he warned.

The information minister said, “The government has to stop the hate speech as we have come out of the conventional conflicts and now enforcement of relevant laws will be ensured to maintain the rule of law,” Chaudhry added.