NA committee appreciates FIA for arresting people accused of blasphemy: HumSub.TV
NA committee appreciates FIA for arresting people accused of blasphemy: HumSub.TV: The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecommunication Monday appreciated the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for arresting people accused of spreading blasphemous content on social media.
The committee, which met here with Capt (R) Muhammad Safdar in the chair, directed the officials of Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication to hold meetings with ambassadors of foreign countries and with the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on the issue of blasphemous material being uploaded on social media.
It also directed the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) to devise a procedure and set up a helpline for lodging complaints about blasphemous material on social media. The committee members assured the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication of its support in court cases against blasphemy.
FIA Deputy Director Noman Ashraf informed the committee that four accused of blasphemy had been arrested from different cities and investigation was underway. He said the PTA had been requested not to block some pages of Facebook and other sites as it was the only way to trace the uploaders of blasphemous material.
The committee directed the FIA to provide the details about the accused in its next meeting. PTA Chairman Ismail Shah told the meeting that the authority was keenly monitoring the social media sites for blasphemous content. Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Anusha Rehman said the blasphemous content on social media could not be tolerated by any Muslim.
She said everyone had some offline and online rights, but the things, which were unlawful offline, would be unlawful online too. The minister said it was a good step to approach the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the blasphemy issue, but there was need to raise the same at the United Nations also.
The committee suggested the PTA and FIA to have monthly joint meetings on the issue and directed them to share the Joint Investigation Team’s report.
Members of the National Assembly Mian Muhammad Farooq, Farhana Qamar, Zahra Wadood Fatemi, Amjid Ali Khan, Syed Ali Raza Abidi, Shahjehan Muneer Mangrio and Chaudhry Muhammad Tufail attended the meeting.
NA committee appreciates FIA for arresting people accused of blasphemy: HumSub.TV. NA committee appreciates FIA for arresting people accused of blasphemy: HumSub.TV. NA committee appreciates FIA for arresting people accused of blasphemy: HumSub.TV
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Introduction
HumSub TV is Pakistan’s leading forwarding-thinking, edutainment channel, aimed at promoting and upholding peace, interfaith harmony and social responsibility within Pakistan through informative and insightful programmes and documentaries; analytical interviews on issues pertaining to social, economic, legal and environmental set-up; dedicated shows to canvass and thereby promote the culture and heritage of Pakistan and in-depth coverage of national and international news.
HumSub TV is the first channel and thus a pioneer within its own right that mainly focuses on emphasising the “Rights” as well as the “Obligations” of the citizens in light of the Constitution of Pakistan, numerous International declarations signed by the Government and various laws that have been promulgated over the years but are not in the knowledge of the common citizen.
HumSub TV also aims to enter into bilateral agreements with other countries to promote not only their culture, heritage and tourism, but also their educational and medical facilities.
Following the successful launch of HumSub TV’s head office in Blue Area, Islamabad; the bureau office has been set up in Lahore.
Vision
To project positive image building of Pakistan and inculcate nationalism, as per the vision of the founder of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
Mission
HumSub TV is resolute about the promotion of a pluralistic, inclusive and egalitarian society in Pakistan where all citizens are allowed to contribute to promote interfaith harmony, peace and collective wisdom in the social, political and economic development of Pakistan and to encourage critical and lateral thinking in the society. HumSub TV strives to make a positive contribution to this end.
HumSub TV’s Theme
HumSub TV, Pakistan’s first EDUTAINMENT Channel, has been set up for not only those audience residing in Pakistan or overseas but the international community on the whole. The vision of the channel is to project positive image building of Pakistan and inculcate nationalism as per the vision of the founder of the nation.
HumSub TV strives to make a positive contribution to this end by promoting pluralism, inclusiveness and egality in Pakistan and give voice to the suppressed. It endeavors to act as a positive catalyst for social change and Pakistani nationalism. It envisions providing a platform for airing critical and lateral thinking and collective wisdom by inviting positive minded intellectuals and opinion forming individuals for the promotion of interfaith harmony and peace in the social, political and economic development of Pakistan.
Whereas the channel airs upbeat edutainment programmes, it, nonetheless, has the primary objective of countering negative anti-Pakistan regional and international propaganda as well as advancing fundamental rights as encapsulated in the Constitution of Pakistan.
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