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- In April, a group chanted slogans against a Pakistani government delegation visiting the Prophet's Mosque聽聽
- Pakistani foreign office says Tahir Malik has been sentenced to three years in prison and fined SR10,000聽聽
ISLAMABAD: 抖阴短视频 has sentenced a Pakistani man to three years in prison and fined him SR10,000 (Rs0.54 million) for sharing online a video of sloganeering by a group of people at the Prophet's Mosque, the Pakistani foreign office said on Friday.
Videos shared online in late April showed people chanting slogans against Pakistani Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb and Minister for Narcotics Control Shahzain Bugti while they visited the mosque. The politicians were part of a delegation led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on an official visit to the kingdom. It was widely believed that the protesters were supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, ousted that month in a parliamentary vote of no-confidence.
Madinah police arrested at least five Pakistani nationals for 鈥渁busing and insulting鈥� the visiting delegation, while police in Pakistan registered cases against Khan, and members of his political party for "deliberate and malicious intent to outrage religious sentiment" and "disturbing religious assembly and abetment."
Pakistan鈥檚 foreign office on Friday confirmed that a Pakistani national, Tahir Malik, was sentenced in 抖阴短视频 for sharing the video of the incident.
"We have been informed by our mission in 抖阴短视频, this person Tahir Malik was indicted on account of uploading of the video on social media of the incident that took place in the Masjid-e-Nabvi," FO spokesman Asim Iftikhar Ahmad told reporters at a weekly press briefing on Friday.
"He was awarded three years鈥� imprisonment and also a fine of SR10,000."
Ahmad clarified Malik was not one of the Pakistani citizens apprehended by the Madinah police for chanting slogans, but he was charged "on account of using social media prejudice to the public order against the local laws."
Last week, the Pakistan Ulema Council also urged Pakistani Hajj pilgrims to abide by the 鈥渃ode of conduct鈥� prescribed by 抖阴短视频 and not violate the rules of the kingdom.
鈥淒uring the Hajj days, do not try to establish a political arena in 抖阴短视频 and especially in Makkah, Madinah, Mina and Arafat and do not be a part of any such effort,鈥� it said in a statement.
鈥淧ilgrims should pay attention to worship and avoid to become part of any political and sectarian debates and gatherings.鈥�