• November 14, 2024
• Access to Information

The opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has condemned the blocking of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), labeling it a “blatant attempt” to suppress freedom of expression and access to information.  PTI’s Central Information Secretary, Sheikh Waqas Akram, was vocal in his disapproval, describing the government’s actions as “unacceptable” and “intolerable.” Sheikh Waqas criticized the government’s focus on controlling social media […]

• November 14, 2024
• Access to Information

The Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a directive to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) urging intensified efforts to block and restrict access to pornographic, blasphemous, and other harmful content on social media platforms. The letter to the PTA noted that despite previous enforcement actions based on Supreme Court orders from January 2016, May 2016, and March 2018, […]