The video sharing site remains blocked due to filtering issues. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
The Senate Standing Committee for Information Technology and Telecommunication on Thursday, keeping in view the report of its sub-committee, recommended to lift ban from YouTube.
The video sharing site remains blocked due to filtering issues. State Minister Information Technology Anusha Rehman said IT plays a vital role in development.
Speaking at the meeting chaired by Senator Idrees Saafi, she said the government will revive the ten years old dead project of Technology Parks which were funded by the World Bank.
Top official of the Universal Services Fund (USF) informed the committee that 1,043 educational broadband centers and 297 community broadband centers had been established in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 21st, 2014.
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@Zamir: Your intellect levels amaze me
The ban should be lifted. The ban on youtube because of blasphemous content is unreasonable. Its the equivalent of banning a whole library because it houses books with which one disagrees or feels insulted on religious,moral or political grounds. There are many site where one can come across anti-islamic content. Its the responsibility of the viewer to not let them get in his head, and if one does get his faith weakened because of such content its no one's fault but his/her own.
@Zamir: one doesn't ban a whole library if it has a book with which one feels insulted or disagrees with on moral or religous grounds
@Zamir Mr. Zamir, maybe if the government re-opens the highly recommended website for education as well as entertainment, then you will able to stream some lectures and learn some english as well. :)
@Allyan Iman doesn't give any knowledge about Science and Technology. If you want to stay in the stone then stay there. Don't drag everyone else with you.
Ban should be lifted not because it has blasphemy film but it teaches people many new things for enhance of education but it depends on us what we get or how we use it I think ban should be lifted as soon as possible American Court also has ordered for removing blasphemy film.
Understand ground realities here. Tens and hundreds will suffer if unfiltered youtube is opened. I personally feel better to keep it closed until proper filtration is applied.
Keep banning it. We donot want waste of time in our offices, colleges.
Nothing is more important than your IMAAN/Belief, Like some one said lectures, presentations etc.. Rise up Muslims,,
@Muslim: "Youtube ban should be lifted and proper localized website should be constructed to filter the unwanted content from website."
And who exactly will get to decide what is unwanted content? Use freedom responsibly, instead of handing it over to someone to make decisions for you.
I would like to add that there was a time when internet had educational utility. But unfortunately these days it is being used to project indian soft power over Pakistan in the form of bollywood/dramas etc via youtube. As also their so called economic and infrastructural development works are being over shared on social media networks/youtube. eg many news channels in Pakistan over played indias so called "mars mission" which is nothing but a wastage of money. This has led to an inferiority complex in our youth. The govt must intervene to stop such brainwashing.
@Zamir: Then you must only watch it while wearing your tin foil hat. It works like a charm.
Youtube has millions of lectures, presentations and other study material for students and researchers. Banning it is like closing all the mosques if one Imam is found using his Hujra for immoral activities.
Well, can you defy Court orders? Firstly, you have to give justification to the court and only by the order of the Court the site can be opened, as the power to open youtube rests with the court. Secondly, court has asked several time as what has been done by IT department to BLOCK the blasphemous content yet? . Thirdly, I guess the only way to open youtube is to have localize version, which is not happening, not in this century at-least (from govt. sources). So, dont worry ppls, its blocked forever.
Youtube ban should be lifted and proper localized website should be constructed to filter the unwanted content from website.
please do not open youtube. it make fun of Islam. yutube is conspracy of west to make fun of Pakistan.