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Pakistani lawyer petitions for death of Mark Zuckerberg

Friday, January 7th, 2011

Police probe Facebook chief over ‘Draw Muhammad’ contest

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is being investigated by Pakistani police under a section of the penal code that makes blasphemy against Muhammad punishable by death.

BBC Urdu reports — according to a Google Translation — that Pakistan’s Deputy Attorney General has launched a criminal investigation against Zuckerberg and others in response to Facebook hosting a “Draw Muhammad” contest on its site late last month. On May 19, Pakistani authorities blocked access to Facebook over the contest, and this ban was lifted on May 31 after Facebook removed the page in Pakistan and other countries.

Asked to comment, a Facebook spokeswoman told us the company does not comment on legal matters.

Read more at The Register

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US pledges Pakistan full support in flood crisis

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

The US has pledged its full support for flood-hit Pakistan, ahead of an emergency session of the UN intended to boost the international response.

BBC News

The US special envoy to the region, Richard Holbrooke, told the BBC that the US was doing more than any other nation to help Pakistan.

More than four million people have no shelter, and millions more need immediate assistance, the UN says.

Weeks of heavy rain have submerged large parts of the country.

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