PTA blocked 122 anti-Islamic websites in the past few days

[Mujahid]

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday ordered Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block links to all blasphemous videos including a recently released anti-Islam film on YouTube that has sparked anti-US protests across the Muslim world, Express News reported.

The chief justice directed PTA to take down all sacrilegious material that disrespects Islam or Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in any way.

Justice Chaudhry directed the Pakistan Electronic Media Regularity Authority (Pemra) to set up “standards of modesty” and submit a reply in this regard within two weeks.

The government earlier had claimed that the PTA and IT ministry had blocked 122 anti-Islamic websites during the past few days.

The authorities had also told the public that any blasphemous material that comes to their attention must be reported immediately to the PTA on 080055055 or emailed to complaint@pta.gov.pk.

The government had clarified that it was not blocking popular websites YouTube and Facebook, only anti-Islamic material. It had added that obscene material shall be blocked on case to case basis.

CJ orders PTA to block blasphemous videos on YouTube – The Express Tribune

 

[Leader]

So again it was SC that did the job of government.... what a shame this ruling PPP is proving to be...