The News on Sunday reports that on Oct. 6 Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency announced that it has created a dedicated unit to deal with complaints of blasphemy on social media. The report says in part:
Sources in the FIA say the Agency has inadequate manpower and that many officials in its Cybercrime Wing are contractual employees. The number of complaints lodged with the Wing under various categories runs into tens of thousands, an official said. A majority of these complaints are pending because the staff is overburdened.
Lawyer Saiful Malook who has defended several people from marginalised segments of the society accused of blasphemy says the notification is discriminatory. “Neither a high court nor the FIA on its own can create a dedicated unit that is discriminatory and relates to religious freedom and persecution,” he says.
