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 3:58 PM
should be a complete ban!…..appeal to pta and other governing authorities…
May 19th, 2010 at 3:47 PM
F**K YOU ALL.
SERIOUSLY.
YOU’RE ALL F**KING IMMATURE.
YOU CAN’T CONTROL THE INTERNET.
YOU’RE BLOCKING FACEBOOK!?!??!?!
DO YOU THINK THEY CAAARE IF YOU BLOCK IT IN PAKISTAN OF ALL PLACES!?
I FUCKING HATE THOSE PEOPLE THAT MADE THOSE DRAWINGS AND THOSE FAN PAGES.
BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THAT BY ‘BLOCKING’ THESE SITES. IT WON’T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. AT ALL.
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WE HAVE TO GROW.
WE MUSLIMS HAVE TO REALIZE THAT WE’RE IN THE CYBER AGE.
WE CAN’T CONTROL WHAT GOES OUT ON THE NET.
IT’S NOT WITHIN OUR CONTROL!
IF WE, MUSLIMS HAVE ANY HOPE AT ALL OF SURVIVING THE NEXT CENTURY
THEN WE NEEEEEED TO REALIZE THAT THE INTERNET IS A HUGE ASSET.
THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN RACISM
AND THERE ALWAYS WILL BE.
WHAT THESE PEOPLE DO…LIKE DRAW PICTURES OF OUR PROPHET IS BEYOND DISGUSTING. IT MAKES ME SICK.
BUT IT MAKES ME SICKER HOW IMMATURELY THE MUSLIMS ARE ACTING TOWARDS THIS.
PEOPLE LIKE SOME OF YOU.
P.S What I just said; is what Fatima said. But she said it in a nicer way. 😡 I’m just trying to get it into YOUR HEADS.
May 19th, 2010 at 3:13 PM
well ive read all the comments and i personallly think that if we r banned? what differnce would it make yea we shouldnt use it for one day and all? but we r not affiliated wid those people? yaar is terha tou humein google ya koi bhi website use nahein krnee chahiayy>! mar jana chaahiayy….duniya kay HAR KOONAy main burayeee hai
zara socho
May 19th, 2010 at 3:11 PM
This step should taken by the muslim countries all over the world….
May 19th, 2010 at 3:03 PM
This is definitely going to hurt fb.
Pehli baar is government nay kuch sahi kaam kia ha..
Thank you PTA.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:52 PM
I especially love how ardent Muslims on this page are swearing. Apne Giraban mein jhanko Mr. ‘What the Fuck you want to say’…
May 19th, 2010 at 2:51 PM
We as MUSLIMS, need to have enough faith to not get frazzled by an idiots conspiracy and therefore rally banning facebook. At the end of the day we all won’t have access and the anti Islam pages will still be there.
May 19th, 2010 at 2:45 PM
I support the action of PTA. Facebook must be banned completely, foreever in Pakistan. Also in whole Muslim world
May 19th, 2010 at 2:33 PM
Pakistan was the ONLY MUSLIM COUNTRY on facebook who was ANSWERING ALL ATHEIST, JEWS, CHRISTIAN …………
I would Like to Give you TWO BEST lines by some Muslim Commentators.
1- Thank You Draw Muhammad Group, You People United Muslims in Your own Page where we are giving you answers
2- Facebook is violating its own rules and regulations because they say they do not promote racism, hatred, hatred speech, violence….. but they are promoting and degrading Muslims. Where are you facebook. Delete my account and say You are violating rules.
• A Person shared a picture of Two groups yesterday. (1) DRAW MOHAMMAD GROUP (36000 users) (2) AGAINST “DRAW MOHAMMAD GROUP” (+37000)
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Q: Why Did Government BANNED facebook?
A: Not because of DRAW MUHAMMAD (S.A.W.W) DAY…….. there could be following reasons:
a- Someone forced Pakistan to Stop their people to go against it. Pakistan in pressured by external forces to stop it (they can not arrest so many people at once – so govt. banned it)
b- Hamari hukomat ka MAZAK bohat banta hey facebook per – Unhon ney Moqey sey faida utha ka aik EVENT ka naam laga kar BAN kar diya (Like they tried for SMS in mobiles)
█ WHAT WILL HAPPEN AFTER BANNING FACEBOOK █
Muslim groups (I saw around 50 MAJOR GROUPS from Pakistan) can not answer their Question and can not stand in front of Non-Muslims …. So AUTOMATICALLY “DRAM MUHAMMAD (S.A.W.W) PICS GROUP” will have MORE MEMBERS then OURS……. No one will stand in front of them, and MORE PEOPLE FROM WORLD WILL STAND AGAINST ISLAM….
(ALLAH MALIK HEY HER CHEEZ KA – me ney sirf wohi likha jo MEREY ZEHAN ME AAYA – KYON K AIK CHALAK ADMI MOQEY SEY FAIDA UTHATA HEY – GOVERNMENT IS DOING SO)
May 19th, 2010 at 2:12 PM
FaceBook must be banned in Pakistan forever…. This type of sites are developed to create the negativity in muslims by hurting them, emotionally, and religionlly….