[governance] New policy directive for Internet Filtering in Pakistan

Chaitanya Dhareshwar chaitanyabd at gmail.com
Mon Sep 3 04:43:35 EDT 2012


That's good to hear Sana. Do keep us informed here - this is big news.

-C

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 2:11 PM, Sana Saleem <sana at bolobhi.org> wrote:

> Hi Shahzad,
> Thanks for this, we have been corresponding with Wahaj us Siraj, ISPAK and
> ICT R & & D fund for clarity over the recent statements, and have been able
> to get an extensive interview and will be publishing it shortly.
>
> Furthermore, since after our constitutional petition that resulted in a
> stay order, fortunately we have legal rights to inquire details regarding
> the mentioned method of URL blocking and filtering. Given the state of
> right to information act in Pakistan, the process is arduous but will bring
> much needed clarity to the situation.
>
> [ Constitution Petition Accepted For Fundamental Rights Online: See here<http://bolobhi.org/press-release-public-statements/press-releases/constitutional-petition-accepted-for-fundamental-rights-online/>]
>
> Needless to say, the uncertainty is worrisome.
>
> Best,
> Sana
>
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> On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> More bad news coming out from Pakistan… so seemingly much talked about
>> Internet filtering system effectively gets an implementation through this
>> policy directive.
>>
>>
>> http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-17209-Govt-orders-blocking-of-all--blasphemous-pornographic-material-on-net
>>
>> Best wishes
>> Shahzad
>> www.bytesforall.pk
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