The government has decided to give more powers to the Federal InvestigationAgency (FIA) for action against hate and seditious material on social media.
To give more powers to the investigation agency, the Parliament willapprove an amendment to the FIA Act. The federal cabinet has given approvalto amend the FIA Act.
After the approval of the proposed amendment, the FIA will be empowered totake action against the uploading of hate material on social media.
There is a lot of fake news and seditious content on social media which canlead to sedition among the officials of the state institutions, said asummary seeking amendment to the FIA Act.
False news can turn groups and communities against each other, it added.
Section 505 of the Pakistan Penal Code should be included in the FIA Act,it demanded.
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After the amendment, the FIA will also have the authority to act againstany kind of fake news and rumor on social media, it stated.
Previously, this authority was only with the police, it pointed out.
After the approval of the Parliament, the punishment under this law can beimprisonment up to seven years.
