Pak mulls new ‘ridicule Army, face jail’ law; Is Sharif copying Putin? | Report

Pakistan is mulling a new law to award up to five-year imprisonment to anyone who ridicules the Pakistani army and the judiciary. The Dawn newspaper has reported that the draft bill was vetted by the Pakistan Ministry of Law and Justice and was initiated by the Ministry of Interior for the Prime Minister and the federal cabinet. A summary of the cabinet proposal outlines that the goal of the soon-to-be proposed bill as lately social media has been rife with criticism of the army and courts. Watch this video for more details.