Pakistani cyber crimes law is 'no joke' - 26 Jul 09

Making a bad joke can be embarrassing at the best of times but in Pakistan it can now get you thrown into prison.

Security services have been asked to monitor text and e-mail traffic for what are being called "ill-motivated messages".

Convictions could bring sentences of up to 14 years in jail - the same as being convicted for murder.

Al Jazeera's Imran Khan reports from the capital, Islamabad.