• April 22, 2015
• Social Media

ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Information Technology on Tuesday termed the criticism on newly finalized Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2015 as baseless and just misconceived interpretation. “The entire notion that the bill was prepared behind closed door needs to be corrected, the bill was in fact put together after exhaustive rounds of consultations with public […]

• February 28, 2015
• Access to Information, Freedom of Expression, Front Page, New Media, Social Media

ISLAMABAD: For those who have been able to access YouTube in the last a few days, the joy is short-lived. “The reason why YouTube was accessible in certain parts of the country was because of a technical fault which will be fixed,” said Minister of State for Information Technology Anusha Rehman on Friday. The rumours […]

• January 28, 2013
• Freedom of Expression, Social Media

By: Jamal Shahid PM Raja Pervez Ashraf has order shutdown of Youtube services in Pakistan. ISLAMABAD: Since blocking the YouTube five months ago in the wake of protests across the country over a blasphemous movie, the government has done practically nothing to either get the objectionable content removed from the website or open access to […]