Abstract
This study explores the efforts of Jama‟at-e-Islami to win new religiously popular support among the online population amidst the contesting voices from the progressive civil society of Pakistan. The study found that while trying to gain a religiously popular support through internet, a significant part of online message of the Jama‟at-e-Islami constitutes anti-blasphemy material that reinforces some of the state regulatory measures for online surveillance. Passage of the „Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act‟ in August 2016 with some of its provisions introduces stronger online surveillance and censorship “aimed” at the glory of Islam and integrity of the state. Several cases of prosecutions, detentions and violence for some online activities have since then been noticed. The study argues that a significant part of the Jama‟at-e-Islami‟s online message reinforces these regulatory measures which tend to normalize internet in Pakistan.
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