Rawalpindi : The Punjab Home Department has called for the services of the Army and Rangers to assist the police in ensuring peace and order during Muharram. taken, the Interior Ministry is expected to respond quickly to ensure peace during Muharram.
The Punjab government initially considered shutting down social media apps on 9 and 10 Muharram, but there are more factors than that as there are reports of cross-border sharing of hateful content and memes, as well as funding. A minor suspension of internet and mobile jamming may not work in the current situation.
The Standing Committee on Law and Order acknowledged that the Cabinet Committee had proposed banning social media apps to prevent the spread of hateful content. According to the report, to maintain law and order during Muharram, the Army and It has been decided to call for Rangers, the spokesperson of the Home Department says that the services of 150 companies of the Army and Rangers have been called for. A letter has been issued to appoint 69 companies of the Army and 81 companies of the Rangers, the spokesperson of the Punjab Home Department said. That services were called for during 1st to 12th Muharram. It may be noted that earlier the Punjab government had requested the interior ministry to block social media apps on the internet from 6th to 11th Muharram to control the spread of hateful content and misinformation to avoid communal violence. .
The Punjab government has requested the Interior Ministry to block social media apps on the internet from 6 to 11 Muharram to control the spread of hateful content and misinformation to avoid communal violence. After reports that ‘external forces’, including cross-border elements, were involved in sharing hateful content and memes, the government decided to go beyond the usual measures of internet suspension and mobile jamming on the occasion of Ashura. Is.
The Cabinet Standing Committee on Law and Order and the Punjab Home Department are of the view that blocking the internet creates problems for the common people as most of the misinformation and hateful content is spread through social media apps, which are still being used. Can be used when internet is down.
Yesterday, after the meeting of the standing committee of the cabinet, the home department wrote a letter to the home secretary requesting that social media platform apps (Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter, Tik Tok, etc.) should be suspended till 11 Muharram in order to control hateful content, misinformation and prevent communal violence. Member of Cabinet Standing Committee on Law and Order Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani said that it was discussed in the meeting that Muharram Meanwhile, hateful content on social media apps, especially Facebook and X, multiplies, which eventually leads to conflict between the two sects.
