LAHORE – On a petition seeking removal of offensive content from theinternet, Lahore High Court on Monday tells Federal Investigation Agency tofile a case against Google.
During the hearing, Justice Qasim Khan said, you should file a case againstGoogle if you can.
He asked if someone is sitting abroad and spreading offensive content, whatthe Federal Investigators can do. He was informed by the government’slawyer that the FIA is investigating these cases.
Justice Qasim said, what kind of*riyasat-e-Madina* are we that we can’teven fulfil our basic requirements. He said that we should have a wing tocheck and remove offensive content.
The authorities can either block the entire system or say that it won’t doanything, he added.
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He asked whether a case can even be lodged against Google. If you have theauthority, then file a case.
The court summoned DG FIA along with other officials on December 30.
Earlier on December 25, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) issuednotices to Google Inc. and Wikipedia on account of disseminatingsacrilegious content through the platforms.
