After clear discrimination of Facebook for not banning blasphemous Fan Page, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom has directed PTA to ban Facebook Page in Pakistan, told us sources close to authority.
A reliable source, who is in direct contact with Secretary MoIT, told ProPakistani that ministry has issued the directive to PTA to ban said blasphemous content in the country.
Ministry of Information Technology directs PTA for banning any URL or whole of website in case of any inappropriate content available on it.
It is yet to be ascertained if the whole Facebook will be banned or just a single URL will be filtered. In both the situations, Step is inline with thousands of Facebook users and according to their urge of boycotting Facebook on May 20th.
It merits mentioning here that a Fan Page on Facebook is encouraging its members to draw Prophet Mohammad’s drawings (Sallallahu Alayhi Wa-aal-hi-Wasallam).
Despite thousands of requests, Facebook didn’t put this page down even it violated Facebook’s own terms of services.
Update: (3:14 PM – May 18, 2010) We have received confirmation from PTA that directive has been issued to all ISPs for blocking a single URL (of the particular Fan Page). Order was issued by Yawar Yasin, Director Enforcement PTA.
PTCL has confirmed the recipient of the order and said that specific URL is in process of being blocked throughout its network.
Update: (8:24 PM – May 18, 2010) Facebook fan page in question is still opening on various ISPs, however, reports are coming that specific URL is inaccessible on selected ISPs. Complete blackout is expected later tonight.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:00 PM
WE dnt need facebook in pakistan we should start our own version of facebook something like pakbook as a muslim i’m neva going to use facebook again
May 19th, 2010 at 1:43 PM
pta only blocked particular pages not the entire facebook. it’s no use restricting only few pages.
facebook should be completely banned forever.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:01 PM
Plz banned the facebook.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:01 PM
And there are many People Against Islam .. Just like our Religious People are against Non-Muslims.But there religious people are agreed in that Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) exsists because it is in Bible also . And they are also against this kind of things.
May 19th, 2010 at 12:54 PM
well , it is not facebook admin who has published this page . Its an extreme group who created that page . So, i dont think that there is’nt reason for blocking facebook.Facebook’s pages are uploaded to servers and no body knows what page has been created.This is how 1000’s of facebook pages are created all over the world.That is why report/abuse option is given at bottom of every page.If you report a picture , it will take some time to delete , and if you report whole group / page (according to facebook’s privicy) it will take approx 72 hrs means 2 to 3 days to del,because its not an easy task to del a page from all servers around the world.. You can create any page at any topic on facebook , and no facebook admin is going to see that.
So just keep reporting facebook to ( abuse@facebook.com ) ..
here’s the video from admin of that page i found on youtube .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWMmd2wB2UU
And here’s a respond from an American Person ..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvPqNQOaJTA&feature=related
So , This is an extreme group on facebook which should not be just deleted but also its members must be arrested..
They are just trying to degrade ISLAM just like people here says About Non-Muslims ..
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Please Correct me if i said somthing wrong ..
May 19th, 2010 at 12:52 PM
facebook should be banned forever……!!! nothing is above Islam..
May 19th, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Fatima, it is very sad reading your comments. So you think that 1.5 billion muslims all over the world are doing murders and suicide bombs ? They don’t even support it to the least. A handful of people disguising them as muslims and doing all the violence is just a game to keep the interest of ‘New World Order’ people alive all around the world. Pity you just copy whatever you listen on some TV without using your own mind to the least.
So what about 2000 people burnt alive in indian Gujrat few years back and half a million children that died in Iraq because Iraq was not allowed to import food and medicine. You may regard this as a very wise act of United Nations. There are so many examples. I do not want to qoute all. I just want to tell you, this is not childishness and immaturity. This is deep Hatred of Islam and it exists right from the time of Rasoolullah (SAW). Even in Quran it is indicated that they will not be happy with you until you renounce your deen and accept theirs.
The way you talk, it seems you are simply an Asshole.
May 19th, 2010 at 12:47 PM
good work,keep banned facebook forever,v dunt need any page Agaist our HOLy Prophet (PBUH),
May 19th, 2010 at 12:43 PM
i offer full support to the action of banning facebook in pak as it is against our prophet in particular and against muslims in general,all other sites with illegal contents must also be banned.
May 19th, 2010 at 12:39 PM
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