Use of VPNs against national security, for character assassination to be 'un-Islamic': Raghib Naeemi

Islamabad: The Chairman of the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), Allama Dr Raghib Naeemi said on Monday that the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) against national security and for character assassination of any person would be 'un-Islamic'.

The CCI issued a proclamation on Friday, stating that using VPNs for “immoral or illegal activities”, as well as to access “illegal content or blocked websites” was against Sharia.

In the statement, the CII chairman had contended that Islamic laws allowed the government to prevent actions that lead to the “spread of evil”.