Pakistan to draw ‘red lines’ for social media

As the controversy over the crackdown on online anti-army campaigners heats up, the Pakistani government has on Wednesday decided to draw red lines for the social media service providers in the country.

“There will be no restrictions on social media, but there will be red lines in accordance with the law and Constitution of the country,” Dawn online quoted Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan as saying on Tuesday. The announcement came after Khan’s meeting with a delegation of the All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) and the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA).

The minister said nothing illegal was being done and advised critics not to create hurdles or hurl threats.

He said the country’s social, moral and cultural values and law and dignity of the people were under attack. “Those attacking our values will be brought to book.”