Pakistani parliament lifts YouTube ban

May 06, 2014 03:59 pm | Updated November 16, 2021 09:58 pm IST - Islamabad

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had banned YouTube website since May 27, 2010.

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority had banned YouTube website since May 27, 2010.

Despite repeated assurances from the government on lifting the ban on YouTube, the website, though accessed through proxy servers, remains out of bounds for Pakistanis.

Demands for the ban to be lifted have been made many times and on Tuesday the National Assembly passed a resolution demanding that it be lifted soon. Pakistan Peoples Party member Shazia Marri moved the resolution which was unanimously endorsed. In response, the government once again said the ban would be lifted shortly but it needed to be discussed properly.

YouTube was blocked in September 2012 following upload of a controversial film.

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