Wikipedia.Org Blocked In Pakistan , Internet Censorship in Pakistan
By CardsBigLover at 20 May, 2010, 4:08 pm
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Wikipedia.Org Blocked In Pakistan , Internet Censorship in Pakistan.atest news about Facebook, Youtube, Wikipedia Blocked In Pakistan: LAHORE, PTA has blocked this sites face book and youtube, wikipedia, Flicker, is not working and open in Pakistan , Pakistan temporarily blocked access to Facebook on Wednesday on a court order over a competition encouraging users to post caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) on the social networking site.Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has directed all concerned operators in Pakistan to block website www.facebook.com till further order,” it announced in a statement.
Religious Affairs Minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi “strongly condemned” the caricature competition and urged Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani “to take immediate action and call a Muslim conference”.
Justice Ejaz Chaudhry directed the PTA to block Facebook until May 31, when the Lahore High Court will open a detailed hearing into the case.
The petition also called on the government to lodge a strong protest with the owners of Facebook, lawyer Rai Bashir told AFP.
Facebook, which is based in the United States, was not immediately reachable when contacted by AFP for comment.
The information technology ministry ordered Facebook blocked and PTA was following those directives after already preventing access to the offending page from Tuesday, PTA spokesman Khurrum Mehran told AFP.
The PTA released a toll-free number and email address, asking to be notified of “all similar URLs where such objectionable material is found”.
Nayatel, a leading Internet service provider, notified clients that it had blocked access to Facebook until May 31 in compliance with the court order.
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