PM Shehbaz Sharif orders immediate restoration of Wikipedia across Pakistan

[Technics 1210]

I don't know why you're avoiding my question and deflecting to other countries.

I didn't. I clearly stated why I support the decision in the OP.

I am not here to play your silly games, since you agree with India wanting to block the largest E-Commercial Site, Micro Blogging Site, and News Service - in the world.

 

[dildilpak]

Hail Pakistan - the defender of Islam! Never mind that country is one step away from bankruptcy, people are being bombed in the worship places, the country is facing blackouts & its a political mess out there, but the country definitely has its priorities right - banning Wikipedia!

 

[Local.Dada]

Why isn’t Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube etc banned? I see plenty of comments/ posts that would be considered blasphemous?

At least Wiki can be re-edited but how can blasphemy be stopped on those sites? You can ban an account but you will see 5 more rise up.

Anyway looks like I am searching for too much logic in steps taken by Pakistan government.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMShehbaz</a> has directed that the Wikipedia website be restored with immediate effect. The Prime Minister has also constituted a Cabinet Committee on matters related to Wikipedia and other online content. <a href="https://t.co/fgMj5sqTun">pic.twitter.com/fgMj5sqTun</a></p>— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marriyum_A/status/1622627905829490688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMShehbaz</a> has directed that the Wikipedia website be restored with immediate effect. The Prime Minister has also constituted a Cabinet Committee on matters related to Wikipedia and other online content. <a href="https://t.co/fgMj5sqTun">pic.twitter.com/fgMj5sqTun</a></p>— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marriyum_A/status/1622627905829490688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

So the good 'ol

1. Do something daft
2. Then undo it and make it look like an achievement

trick.

 

[Cricket-lion]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMShehbaz</a> has directed that the Wikipedia website be restored with immediate effect. The Prime Minister has also constituted a Cabinet Committee on matters related to Wikipedia and other online content. <a href="https://t.co/fgMj5sqTun">pic.twitter.com/fgMj5sqTun</a></p>— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marriyum_A/status/1622627905829490688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Why did you ban it? Then do a U turn? May be think before you do something stupid next time. May be I am asking for too much.

 

[Browncaps]

says the guy who has an issue with who the locals vote for ad choose their pm

If you are referring to crime minister showbaz sharif, he did not win an election where any awaam had voted.

 

[Major]

If you are referring to crime minister showbaz sharif, he did not win an election where any awaam had voted.

better to understand the election of Pakistan, its constitution and Parliamentary process before commentating.

 

[Major]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/CMShehbaz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CMShehbaz</a> has directed that the Wikipedia website be restored with immediate effect. The Prime Minister has also constituted a Cabinet Committee on matters related to Wikipedia and other online content. <a href="https://t.co/fgMj5sqTun">pic.twitter.com/fgMj5sqTun</a></p>— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) <a href="https://twitter.com/Marriyum_A/status/1622627905829490688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Thank god the PM intervened here.

This is the issue with Pakistan, jahils in important seats that make stupid decision and than the PM has to intervene.

Thank God the student and researcher didnt had to suffer.

 

[ex-q-zit]

Wikipedia Back Online In Pakistan Days After "Blasphemy" Ban

Wikipedia was back online in Pakistan on Tuesday, after the country's prime minister ordered authorities to lift a block imposed on the online encyclopedia over "blasphemous content."

Blasphemy is a sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, and Facebook and YouTube have previously been banned for publishing content deemed sacrilegious.

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb tweeted a copy of the order that stated: "The Prime Minister is pleased to direct that the website (Wikipedia) may be restored with immediate effect."

The Wikimedia Foundation -- the non-profit fund that manages Wikipedia -- told AFP on Monday that it "was made aware that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) had been directed to restore access to Wikipedia" and hoped to see online traffic in Pakistan "resume soon."

Last week, the PTA gave Wikipedia 48 hours to remove content deemed "blasphemous", before it blocked the website.

An agency spokesman had said Saturday that Wikipedia would "remain blocked until they remove all the objectionable material", without specifying what content was at issue.

On Tuesday, the website was once again accessible.

- 'Share knowledge' -

According to the order published Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had instructed a committee made up of three government ministers to examine the PTA's decision to block Wikipedia.

The committee found that the "unintended consequences of this blanket ban... outweigh its benefits", according to the document, signed by principal secretary to the prime minister Syed Tauqir Shah.

Another ministerial committee would be established to further examine the issue, it added.

"The people of Pakistan rely on Wikipedia both as a knowledge resource and as a pathway to share their knowledge with others," a Wikimedia spokesperson said.

"Lifting this ban means that the people of Pakistan can continue to benefit from and participate in its growth within a global movement that strives to spread and share knowledge that is verified, reliable and free."

The organisation did not immediately respond to an AFP query on if it had taken any action to remove certain content.

It said in a previous statement that "the Wikimedia Foundation does not make decisions around what content is included on Wikipedia or how that content is maintained."

"We respect and support the editorial decisions made by the community of editors around the world," it added.

Free speech campaigners have highlighted what they say is a pattern of rising government censorship of Pakistan's printed and electronic media.

Pakistan blocked YouTube from 2012 to 2016 after it carried a film about the Prophet Mohammed that led to violent protests across the Muslim world.

In recent years, the country has also blocked the wildly popular video-sharing app TikTok several times over "indecent" and "immoral" content.

NDTV

 

[Browncaps]

better to understand the election of Pakistan, its constitution and Parliamentary process before commentating.

Better to not support slaughter of an election (https://tribune.com.pk/story/2399235/slaughter-of-an-election) and illegally funded blackmail and purchase of PTI MNAs by a wife killer ( zardari) before throwing words like constitution and parliament around and hoping they will stick.


Only chors who benefit from corruption support this sham ''democracy''.

Also, I did not ''commentate'', I commented on the topic.

 

[MenInG]

The government has barred the Pakistan Telecommunica*tion Authority (PTA) from blocking any website without consulting the Minis*try of Information Tech*nology and Tele*communi*cation.

The decision was made in a ministerial committee meeting chaired by IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque. The committee was established by the prime minister on Feb 6 after PTA blocked Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia.

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar also attended the meeting alongside other members of the committee.

 

[Major]

The government has barred the Pakistan Telecommunica*tion Authority (PTA) from blocking any website without consulting the Minis*try of Information Tech*nology and Tele*communi*cation.

The decision was made in a ministerial committee meeting chaired by IT Minister Syed Aminul Haque. The committee was established by the prime minister on Feb 6 after PTA blocked Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia.

Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar also attended the meeting alongside other members of the committee.

Good, PTA been shown their aukaat. Infact, they should had done proceedings against the director general of PTA.

Good work by Shebaz Shareef