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 5:26 AM
Salaam
i agree with Mahmood Tahir, actions speak louder than words, protest against it sign petitions .. blocking it won’t make that group vanish in to thin air .. unite as one an take action, the more people to protests againsr the group the better .. banning facebook in pakistan means we love out on millions of people who ca protest against the group … in this case NUMBERS matter!!
JazakAllah!
May 19th, 2010 at 3:52 AM
This is a great step from PTA and should be appreciated because there’s been some nasty doing in facebook against our Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammed (P.B.U.H). The site should be banned for indefinite period until and unless Facebook apologizes for the bad doing against Prophet !! as a muslim we all love Hazrat Mohammed (SAW) and we are ready to even sacrifice our lives for prophet as it is our duty to respect and protect from the evil and devil in the world !!
May 19th, 2010 at 3:52 AM
we cant ignore everything they do they are targeting muslims and our religion we shud stop using such site’s and shud banned their product and our goverment shud stop all imports from their country so they wud know our power and every muslim country shud do the same may Allah give’s us strength.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:15 AM
We the the Muslim… & we are the United…
We will not forgive to jewssss… Kill them
May 19th, 2010 at 1:12 AM
we should also make the issue against the jews Founder….
We all muslims will Have to united…….
& make the Muslim Facebook… their should not be alowded to jews..
I wana Say to Israiles….. tat your ending time has Come…… Allah will help us
Mulims will Not forgive them…
May 18th, 2010 at 6:56 PM
People! if you ban fb in pakistan, that still won’t remove all the stuff about Prophet PBUH. It would only make you not be able to see or do anything about it. Ignoring a fact doesn’t remove it. Doing actions against it does.
May 18th, 2010 at 4:49 PM
Please banned the facebook as soon as possible.
May 18th, 2010 at 4:38 PM
WE ARE ALL mUSLIMS LOVE IS MUHAMMAD (SAW) .. USA. ISEALI ANMD INIDA .. FOOD IS BANN PLZ .. NO NESTLE NO KFC NO RTC…
May 18th, 2010 at 4:22 PM
We as a Muslim and Pakistani wants to permanently banned FaceBook because we cannot afford any wrong thing about our beloved MUHAMMAD (SAW) so please please forward my message to ministry,
I also wants to suggest our IT ministry that we should start a service just like FaceBook and its a right time to start
May 18th, 2010 at 3:57 PM
Facebook managament should block the groups and users who are against the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and take a stirck action against them.
OTHERWISE
PAKISTAN Telecom Authority and Pakistan govrenament must BANNED the facebook in pakistn.