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" 305 TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION ON CYBER DEFAMATION IN PAKISTAN S PERSPECTIVE Muhammad Zaheer Advocate High Court Lahore   Published in: Corporate Law Decisions Year of Publication: 2011 Suggested Citation: 2011 CLD Journal Section p.7 The rapid evolution of information technology (IT) is transforming our society and its institutions. Where originally only some specific sectors of society had rationalized their working procedures with the help of information and communication technology, now hardly any sector of society has remained unaffected. These developments have given rise to exceptional economic and social changes, but they also have a dark side, the emergence of new types of crime as well as the commission of traditional crimes by means of new technologies. Moreover, the consequences of criminal behavior can be more far-reaching than before because they are not restricted by geographical limitations or national boundaries. Cyber Defamation is the most complicated problem in the cyber world. It is a crime committed in cyberspace, normally through the Internet, with the aim of defaming others. Cyber defamation is not different from conventional defamation except the involvement of a virtual medium: A defamatory article can be published in a newspaper or on a website. Publishing through a website would amount to cyber defamation. In recent years, defamation on the Internet has become one of the blistering topics of Internet law. Within a short span of time, a number of social networking sites and Internet blogs have been developed and are continuously increasing in both popularity and use. People share a good deal of information, good and bad, amongst themselves, which may amplify the chances of defamation and libel against a certain group or individual. Once…