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Facebook Back in Pakistan
by Guest 1st June 2010, 12:40 pm
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani court on Monday ordered the government to restore access to Facebook, nearly two weeks after it blocked the social networking Web site amid anger over a Facebook page that solicited images of the Prophet Muhammad.
Images or drawings of the prophet are considered blasphemous by most Muslims.
“We cannot block access to information,” said Justice Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry, a High Court judge in the city of Lahore who had also issued the original ban.
Still, in the ruling, Justice Chaudhry ordered the government to block specific content considered blasphemous to Islam. He also called on the authorities to explore a central censorship system, such as those used in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to block hate content.
The court will reconvene on June 15 to review the government’s progress.
The Islamic Lawyers Forum, the group that filed the original case to ban access to Facebook, rejected the court-ordered restoration on Monday, pledging to pursue what it called “a complete ban again” if the government does not adequately censor offensive content.
Outside the courtroom, protesters chanted slogans against Facebook.
The controversy erupted after a Facebook user created a page called “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” and asked for submissions.
On May 19, thousands of Pakistanis responded with angry protests around the country. As a result, the Lahore High Court ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block access to over 600 Web sites, including Facebook, YouTube and certain pages on Flickr and Wikipedia. Access to most sites has since been restored.
On Saturday, Bangladesh became the second country to block Facebook. As in Pakistan, the ban is expected to be temporary
Images or drawings of the prophet are considered blasphemous by most Muslims.
“We cannot block access to information,” said Justice Ejaz Ahmed Chaudhry, a High Court judge in the city of Lahore who had also issued the original ban.
Still, in the ruling, Justice Chaudhry ordered the government to block specific content considered blasphemous to Islam. He also called on the authorities to explore a central censorship system, such as those used in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to block hate content.
The court will reconvene on June 15 to review the government’s progress.
The Islamic Lawyers Forum, the group that filed the original case to ban access to Facebook, rejected the court-ordered restoration on Monday, pledging to pursue what it called “a complete ban again” if the government does not adequately censor offensive content.
Outside the courtroom, protesters chanted slogans against Facebook.
The controversy erupted after a Facebook user created a page called “Everybody Draw Muhammad Day” and asked for submissions.
On May 19, thousands of Pakistanis responded with angry protests around the country. As a result, the Lahore High Court ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to block access to over 600 Web sites, including Facebook, YouTube and certain pages on Flickr and Wikipedia. Access to most sites has since been restored.
On Saturday, Bangladesh became the second country to block Facebook. As in Pakistan, the ban is expected to be temporary
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Re: Facebook Back in Pakistan
by Muskaan 2nd June 2010, 5:29 am
mujhy tu ya samjh nahi ati k ya pahlay protest q kertay hain.Pak mein tu always yahi hua hamui k pahlay protest kero kisi kam k against or phir wohi kam kertay hain.tu phir kia faida itnay hangamay ka.
agar all Islamic countries facebook ko block ker daye tu think how many members they r gonna loose. phir kisi ki jurat nahi ho gi k Islam k against koi kuch kahye.per jab humein khud kuch qader nahi tu kisi ko kuch kia kahye.ppl were so happy in pak when they unblocked the facebook there.so sad
Ejaz Ahmed Chudery shame on u!
agar all Islamic countries facebook ko block ker daye tu think how many members they r gonna loose. phir kisi ki jurat nahi ho gi k Islam k against koi kuch kahye.per jab humein khud kuch qader nahi tu kisi ko kuch kia kahye.ppl were so happy in pak when they unblocked the facebook there.so sad
Ejaz Ahmed Chudery shame on u!
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Re: Facebook Back in Pakistan
by midnite angel 14th July 2010, 6:57 pm
Thanks for sharing................
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