YouTube unblocked in Pakistan, confirms PTA spokesman

[Zarvan]

Pakistan imposed ban on YouTube in 2012 for publishing blasphemous content.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Spokesman on Monday has announced that the video sharing website YouTube has been unbanned in all parts of the country.

The PTA official stated that the authorities along with the assistance of Information Ministry have finalized all the needed arrangements and have unblocked the application for the users in Pakistan.

Earlier, PTA representatives approached Supreme Court (SC) and filed a petition requesting formal removal of ban on YouTube maintaining the ban in Pakistan is not necessary after the launch of the localised version.

The PTA has submitted that it had put a nationwide ban on YouTube in light of the apex court’s order. It said YouTube has launched a localised version in Pakistan which does not carry content offensive to Muslims.

The petition further claimed that the YouTube administration would remove the blasphemous content on the localised version if ever uploaded again.

The plea said the ban on the world’s largest community powered video site is not necessary after the launch of the localised version.

It is pertinent to mention here that YouTube was banned in 2012 for uploading blasphemous material.

YouTube unblocked in Pakistan, confirms PTA spokesman - Pakistan - Dunya News

 

[Sipahi]

Mubarak hoooo !!!!

 

[Jungibaaz]

Thank God. This stupidity had to end some time, only it was so damaging that it lasted so very long. Even this we only got because of the removal of videos we protested about.

 

[Vapnope]

Welcome to the 21st century...

 

[Donald Trump]

The ban's been lifted at last!! Pakistanis do love YouTube! Time for celebrations!

 

[Muhammad Omar]

At last!! Pakistanis do love You Tube!

Who Doesn't Like Youtube??

Why was YouTube blocked in Pakistan and YouPorn was not

Well there was a movie which was made on Prophet Mohammad PBUH by the west thus in many Muslim countries youtube was blocked same in Pakistan they opened it after few Months but Pakistan didn't

And Yeah YouPorn is also Blocked

 

[Zarvan]

The ban's been lifted at last!! Pakistanis do love YouTube! Time for celebrations!

Most watch Bollywood or Punjabi stage dramas. Still good I love to listen to Islamic lectures of Nouman Ali Khan and Yusuf Estes and Khalid Yasin and Haitham Al Hadad and several more

 

[Stannis Baratheon]

Instead of blocking YouTube, Youtube Adblocker should be enabled. That hurts them more.

 

[Darth Vader]

Instead of blocking YouTube, Youtube Adblocker should be enabled. That hurts them more.

Install the chrome extension; )

 

[saiyan0321]

Finally!!! The dark ages are over. Lolzz this is great as there were many educational videos on all subjects including religions, tutorials that were gold and so many other beneficial things which helped a person... Hopefully we will never see such ban again.

 

[kalibr]

congratulations to Pakistan, Great step forward.........

 

[The Sandman]

Mubarakan Mubarakan @Zibago

 

[JonAsad]

Pakistanion nay youtube per mujray hi dekhnay hein - acha hua khul gaya -

 

[rockstar08]

majority of People were using Proxies .. so wont make much of a difference

 

[kaykay]

I am sure there will be sudden surge in Internet data usage in Pakistan. lol Mobile companies ke to achhe din aa gaye.