[governance] Pakistan: PTA blocks website against its own chief

[Shahzad Ahmad]

Folks,

This is one classic example that how PTA will use different reasons and
excuses to filter the Internet to curb citizens voices and that may
eventually include political discourse.

http://www.pakistanpressfoundation.org/latest-news/56863

Best wishes and regards

Shahzad



From:  Shahzad Ahmad <shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
Reply-To:  <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>, Shahzad Ahmad
<shahzad at bytesforall.pk>
Date:  Monday, September 3, 2012 12:47 PM
To:  "governance at lists.igcaucus.org" <governance at lists.igcaucus.org>
Subject:  [governance] New policy directive for Internet Filtering in
Pakistan

Dear Colleagues,

More bad news coming out from PakistanŠ 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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