By Ashfaq Ahmed, Chief Reporter
Published: July 13, 2009, 23:10
Dubai: Sending indecent and provocative emails or SMS is now a punishable offence in Pakistan and violators can be jailed up to 14 years under the Cyber Crime Act, Gulf News has learnt.
Overseas Pakistanis will also face charged and will be liable to deportation to Pakistan in case of violation of the new law, according to a senior official in the Ministry of Interior of Pakistan.
"The new law was introduced by the government to stop onslaught of malicious campaign through this alternate media against the civilian government and the armed forces especially President Asif Ali Zardari," the official said.
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