[governance] New policy directive for Internet Filtering in Pakistan

[Sana Saleem]

Chaitanya, thank you. Will definitely do. I think it is most important to
back all our advocacy for research. In the past govt's throwing away
directive and rolling it back has been exhausting.

As advocacy group that focuses researched backed advocacy to influence
policy change, I feel it's important to inform netizens and subsequently
encourage them to ask questions of the government.

Following the issue very closely and will release more information.

Best,
Sana

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On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 1:43 PM, Chaitanya Dhareshwar
<chaitanyabd at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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>>  @bolobhi  <http://bolobhi.org/>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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