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Pakistan Bans 'Slander' Zardari Jokes

by Sreeraman on July 26, 2009 at 10:10 AM Lifestyle News

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People in Pakistan must refrain from sharing such "slander" political jokes, as the government has banned jokes making fun of President Asif Ali Zardari.

The government has implemented a new Cyber Crimes Act under which any one who send jokes about Zardari by mobile sms, email or blog could be arrested and given a 14-year prison sentence.

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been directed to trace the origin of the jokes and take stiff action against those who are trying to malign the image of country's leadership, The Telegraph reports.

The move to impose ban on jokes ridiculing Zardari has been criticised by the opposition as well as human rights agencies.

However, Interior Advisor Rehman Malik said it would help curb the "ill motives" against the "civilian leadership".

"The move would punish the authors of ill motivated and concocted stories through emails and text messages against the civilian leadership," Malik said.

The ban has led the critics compare the present 'democratic' regime in the country with General Pervez Musharraf's eight year long autocratic rule.

Critics are of the view that the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP), is a "party that espouses a liberal agenda, of stooping as low as the former military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, who took television broadcasters off air when he faced political opposition."

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