Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has said that those who run dirty campaigns on social media should be scared now.
Talking to private TV channel Geo News, the Information Minister said that those who share objectionable material on social media will be arrested without bail.
He said that changes were being made in the law after which such cases would be decided within six months.
Fawad Chaudhry said that everyone in Pakistan wants laws related to social media to be made. When asked if there would be action on social media only for posting against personalities or even for criticizing institutions, he said that action would be taken for posting against both personalities and institutions.
Earlier, Fawad Chaudhry had said that the proposed laws to change the code of conduct for elections in Pakistan and to make it a punishable offense to "insult the people" on social media have been sent to the federal cabinet for approval.
"Two important laws have been sent to the federal cabinet for approval," he wrote in a Twitter message. Under the first law, parliamentarians are allowed to participate in election campaigns, while under the second law, insulting people on social media is a punishable offense.
According to Fawad Chaudhry, the new rules "oblige the courts to make a decision within six months."
Earlier, local media reported that the federal government had decided to make criticism of institutions an inviolable police crime.
Media reports said that the government has approved amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act 2016.
According to reports, after the amendment in the act, action will be taken against those who run hate campaigns against the judiciary, army and other institutions.
Reports said the proposed amendment would allow critics of institutions to be sentenced to three to five years in prison.
According to him, an ordinance amending the Prevention of Electronic Crime Act will be issued soon.
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