ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chaired a National Action Plan (NAP) meeting on Wednesday where he was informed that 251 people have been arrested across the country for propagating hate speech.
It was revealed that FIRs had been registered against 341 people involved in hate speech, out of which 251 had been formally arrested while 41 shops disseminating hate material had been shut down.
Those in attendance were further informed that action has been taken against nearly 1,100 people on the misuse of loudspeakers.
In his briefing, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan reported that 180 miscreants had been picked up so far from various parts of Islamabad, while 48 of them had been formally arrested.
"Similarly in Punjab 14,000 suspects have been picked up out of whom 780 formally arrested and are under investigation," Nisar said.
251 arrested for hate speech, NAP meeting informed - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
Finally government on the right track very good step taken.
It was revealed that FIRs had been registered against 341 people involved in hate speech, out of which 251 had been formally arrested while 41 shops disseminating hate material had been shut down.
Those in attendance were further informed that action has been taken against nearly 1,100 people on the misuse of loudspeakers.
In his briefing, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan reported that 180 miscreants had been picked up so far from various parts of Islamabad, while 48 of them had been formally arrested.
"Similarly in Punjab 14,000 suspects have been picked up out of whom 780 formally arrested and are under investigation," Nisar said.
251 arrested for hate speech, NAP meeting informed - Pakistan - DAWN.COM
Finally government on the right track very good step taken.
