Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg is to be investigated for blasphemy in Pakistan following last month’s ban on the social networking site over the ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!’ group.

According to a report on BBC Urdu the investigation is being launched by Pakistan’s deputy attorney general and carried out by police in the Punjab.

A Pakistani newspaper, the News International, reported that a Pakistani High Court judge asked for the investigation after a lawyer named Muhammad Azhar Siddique filed a report saying Facebook had committed “a heinous and serious crime” under Section 295-C of the penal code.

The papers says that particular penal code section reads: “Use of derogatory remark etc, in respect of the Holy Prophet, whoever by words, either spoken or written, or by visible representation, or by any imputation, innuendo, or insinuation, directly or indirectly, defiles the sacred name of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) shall be punished with death, or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable for fine.”

Clearly there is no chance of Zuckerberg being extradited to Pakistan, but if he is found guilty he and Facebook can look forward to continued ire of religious Muslims.

The ban on Facebook was lifted on May 31, eleven days after ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!’, which also led to YouTube and about 450 other web pages being banned for “sacrilegious content”.

At one time as many as 75, joined the ‘Everybody Draw Mohammed Day – May 20′ group, but this number has now dropped to 60,749.