ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) YouTube Pakistan released a list of the most watched videos and music videos in Pakistan for the current year with Commander Safeguard taking the top spot, said a press statement from the world’s most popular online video community. The videos have been selected based onRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( BMZ REPORT ) On the recommendation of PTA, Government of Pakistan has allowed access to recently launched country version of YouTube for Internet users in Pakistan. YouTube was previously blocked on the recommendation of the regulator i.e. PTA in order to fully comply with the order of theRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA REPORT ) Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan, on Thursday, issued notice to the federation and other parties involved in YouTube ban case. A petition was moved by the chief of Watan Party, Barrister Zafarullah Khan, which stated that YouTube is a source of knowledge and information forRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) One of the biggest hurdles in opening “Youtube.com” in Pakistan is the Inter Ministerial Committee (IMC) established to control websites against the interests of Pakistan and its social and religious values. State Minister Anusha Rehman has publicly stated several times that the video streaming websiteRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The National Assembly was informed that the ongoing ban on video-sharing website YouTube could not be lifted without seeking directives from the Supreme Court. Answering to question of Shazia Marri during the question hour, Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Shaikh Aftab Ahmed said the government had imposedRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) The government told the Senate on Friday that there was no way to block blasphemous content on video-sharing website YouTube without banning the entire site itself. However, the fact that hundreds of Internet users across the country continue to bypass the official ban and access YouTubeRead More →
لاہور ہائی کورٹ کے جسٹس سید منصور علی شاہ اور جسٹس شجاعت علی خان پر مشتمل ڈویژن بینچ یو ٹیوب کھولنے کیلئے درخواست کی (آج) منگل کو سماعت کرے گا‘ عدالت کے حکم پر یوٹیوب کھولنے کے طریقہ کار بارے سفارشات مرتب کرنے کیلئے قائم کردہ چار رکنی کمیٹی کیRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( ABRAR MUSTAFA ) A resolution seeking the removal of the ban on YouTube was unanimously passed in the National Assembly on Tuesday. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MNA Shazia Mari presented the resolution in the session of the National Assembly today. The government had blocked the video-sharing website YouTubeRead More →
China and Saudi Arabia, where internet freedom is largely restricted Ban on YouTube (the one implemented in September 2012) was only the beginning ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) Weeks after taking the position as the Minister of State for Information Technology (IT), Anusha Rahman tweeted from her official account thatRead More →
ISLAMABAD ( MEDIA ) There is no possibility that the internet users in Pakistan will be able to access YouTube in the near future. At least this was the message conveyed to the Senate standing committee on information technology which met on Thursday. Though the unblocking of the site wasRead More →
LAHORE ( MEDIA ) A group of lawyers favouring the ban on YouTube staged protested demonstration outside the Lahore High Court against “blasphemy or any steps taken to defend blasphemers.” Bytes for All, the petitioner, is seeking withdrawal of the ban on the popular video sharing website. Its counsel YasserRead More →