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Published 27 Jul, 2020 03:28am

TikTok, books do not pose danger to Islam in Pakistan: Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that Islam in Pakistan is not threatened by either TikTok or books, a few days after the Tahaffuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam Bill 2020 was passed by the Punjab Assembly.

In a tweet posted on Sunday, the minister said that at present, an atmosphere has been created in the parliament, especially in Punjab, where every member comes up with a new motion every other day.

The minister said that Pakistan did, on the other hand, face dangers from division based on sectarianism and extremism.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Punjab Assembly had passed the Tahaffuz-e-Bunyad-e-Islam Bill 2020 which gives the Directorate General Public Relations (DGPR) powers to visit and inspect any printing press, publication house, book store and confiscate any book, before or after printing.

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