I would like to request the minister to immediately lift the ban.
KARACHI: The ban on YouTube has been in place since September 2012. The present caretaker set-up is well within its powers to lift the ban on YouTube, which is depriving people access to valuable information available on it. The present caretaker minister for information is an enlightened and senior journalist, who has often reiterated the importance of citizens’ right to free access to information.
Furthermore, I would like to confirm that he had made a commitment on a major TV channel that he would get the ban lifted within the time period the caretakers are in power, adding that “just because of one inappropriate book, one does not shut down a library”.
In conclusion, I would like to request the minister to immediately lift the ban and not leave the decision in this regard for the next government.
Nazim F Haji
Published in The Express Tribune, April 26th, 2013.
