Jokes on Zardari may cost you 14 yrs. prison in Pakistan!!!!

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Islamabad: In Pakistan, sharing a joke about President Asif Ali Zardari through SMS can land you in prison, literally. In fact, if you mistakenly, or just for fun, share with a friend one of the hundreds of derisory jokes about the leader floating around electronically, you could get a 14-year prison sentence. And this is not an SMS joke.


    Pakistan’s interior minister Rehman Malik said last week that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been tasked to trace SMSes and emails that “slander the political leadership of the country” under the vague Cyber Crimes Act.
    Besides facing up to 14 years in the jail, violators could have their property seized, Malik said, adding that the government would seek Interpol assistance in deporting foreign offenders.


    Surrounded by controversy throughout his political career, Zardari has been a subject of harsh public criticism since he was elected as president by the national parliament a year ago. Most of it stems from his government’s sluggishness in addressing problems such as severe power outages, fast-rising inflation, and a sputtering economy.


    But many jokes hint Zardari still acts as “Mr 10 Per Cent” — referring to the percentage he would allegedly receive in kickbacks in the 1990s during the two terms as PM by his wife, Benazir Bhutto.


    One such joke portrays a school for demons. All the demons report for class, except one named Zardari. When the teacher asks where Zardari is, a student replies that he has “gone to rob Pakistan”.

source: Times of India




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