PTA bans MQM’s official website

Site is inaccessible in Pakistan only and is still online in other countries


Salman Siddiqui August 23, 2016 Less than a minute read
Policemen chase activists from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) politicial party during a clash in Karachi on August 22, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

KARACHI: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Monday banned Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s website following orders from the government.

Speaking to The Express Tribune, a PTA official confirmed they received orders from the government to block IP addresses that lead to the party's website.

PHOTO: SCREENGRAB/MQM

The site is inaccessible in Pakistan only and is still online in other countries.



The move comes after activists of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ransacked a private television station before clashing with police Monday evening, leaving at least one person dead and over half a dozen injured.

The violence erupted soon after MQM chief Altaf Hussain gave a telephone address to his supporters in which he castigated the media for not giving due coverage of his workers and allegedly raised anti-Pakistan slogans.

However, PTA officials refused to give any timeline until which the website will remain inaccessible in the country.

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