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The ‘Kuch Is Tarah’ crooner got candid with show presenter Anas Bakhsh

The ban has deprived millions of Pakistanis of access to information, educational material and entertainment

Interstitial warnings seem to be the only acceptable solution if the government is serious about lifting the ban.

Digital rights activists, even MNAs recount a tale of government's reluctance to re-open the website.

Bytes For All has been pursuing the case in court against the restriction

Proceedings adjourned until clarification on the order leading to the website ban.

Petitioner to approach Supreme Court for clarification of its interim order under which MoIT had blocked YouTube.

YouTube case has little in common with the issue of religion and ethnicity. But it demonstrates power of parliament.

It is high time that the government responded to the will of the people and unblocked Youtube.

PPP MNA Shazia Mari presents a resolution seeking removal of ban on YouTube.

Dailymotion willing to block objectionable content in Pakistan.

Special hearing over blockade of video-sharing website to be held on May 5.

The committee decided to hold a special hearing the YouTube ban on May 5

The site was blocked across Pakistan on September 17, 2012.

The PTA's seeming ability to ban just about any website it so wishes, goes against the essence of democracy.

The government said that all stakeholders will be taken into confidence before reopening the website.

The court has directed officials to devise a complaint strategy to block objectionable sites over the internet.

PTA representatives and IT Ministry earlier said they could not block objectionable material on the website.

Petitioner to meet with officials, experts to explore tech solution.

Lahore High Court has been told that no technology so far could completely block all controversial sites.

LHC turns down request to temporarily reopen video-sharing site.

A petition raised by an NGO argued that access to information was everyone's fundamental right.

The decision of lifting the ban to be made by the Interior Ministerial Committee.

Seeks appraisal regarding filtering content on the website.

“Netsweeper technology is being implemented in Pakistan for purposes of political and social filtering."

Google, take a principled stand and refuse to negotiate with the government until it stops repressing its citizens

Ban denies Pakistanis chance to counter anti-Islam propaganda, says petitioner.

LHC adjourns hearings till June 6 as Google administration mulls whether to appear before the court or not.

Petition challenges the ban on Youtube imposed by previous government.

Sources say IT ministry to hold video conference with Google administration next week to discuss the matter.

PTA, ISPs deny reports of unblocking the video-sharing website despite ban.

Few ISPs reportedly unblocked the video-sharing website on Thursday.

This trend towards settling for less and less with each passing day is troublesome.

Until anti-Islam video is removed, there is no question of allowing public access to the website.

Solution is not to block the entire website but to trust that users are mature enough to self-police.

Petitioner had argued that the website was becoming a source of distraction for youngsters.

Parliamentary panel approves bill to curb grey traffic.

Because of the YouTube ban I am unable to access the MIT course lectures.

There is quite a long list of those benefitting from ongoing blockage of YouTube, including some powerful players.

Pakistan banned YouTube over clips from a film hosted on the website that sought to ridicule Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).

YouTube, a subsidiary of US internet giant Google, has been blocked in Pakistan since 2012.

Usman Riaz and Junaid Jamshed talk about the importance of the video-sharing website.

Banning YouTube goes against our image as a moderate, forward-looking and progressive country.

Interior Minister says he had the site unblocked, but the government re-blocked it.

Say authorities should not open the site until musicians’ copyrights are ensured.

The blanket ban, as some argue, has brought more bad than good.

Lack of effective regulatory environment emerges as biggest hurdle.

Rehman Malik tweeted on Friday that YouTube would be un-blocked in the following 24 hours.

PM Ashraf issues blocking orders briefly after the website was restored today.

“It is now for the prime minister to decide, if and when, the website has to be restored,” says a ministry...