Pakistan Blocks 900,000 Websites Over Content or Sentiments

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has blocked 900,000 websites for carrying blasphemous and pornographic content and/or sentiments against the state, judiciary or the armed forces.

The National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology and Telecom were informed of the move the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Thursday, Dawn news reported.

However, the officials informed the meeting that any criminal activity pertaining to IT or mobile telephony was dealt with by the Federal Investigation Agency and information regarding cybercrime was not available with the PTA. (IANS)

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