Youtube blocked in Pakistan: (IT Ministry)

by saleha Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:33 pm

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology (IT) has blocked video sharing website Youtube after receiving orders from Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.

Prime Minister Ashraf had directed the IT Ministry to block Youtube over the video sharing websites failure to remove the anti-Islam film. The block will remain in place until the anti-Islam film is removed.

“Blasphemous content will not be tolerated at any cost,” PM Ashraf said.

Earlier the Supreme Court had ordered the PTA to block links to all blasphemous content including those on Youtube to the anti-Islam film.

In response the PTA said it had directed Internet Service Providers (ISPs) throughout the country to block links of the anti-Islam film.

According to a statement issued by the PTA, 750-800 links of the anti-Islam film had already been blocked after several complaints were received. Party

by saleha Mon Sep 17, 2012 7:36 pm

i hope they lift the decision of banning youtube, they should bring down all the links that are against Islam, but this has nothing to do with the website itself. it's stupid how they actually banned the website without having second thoughts. shocked

by laila Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:57 am

idiots. pakistan has a tendency to over-react. if the video was so offensive, why not block it's link address instead of the entire website? this way, they're really only punishing the people in pakistan who want to use the website. how the hell is this going to make people stop hating islam? in my opinion, we should have reacted a little more maturely.