Facebook has been banned. Can any one access it in Pakistan?
LAHORE: Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday
issued notice to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority secretary to
reply until Wednesday (today), on a petition seeking a ban on Facebook,
which is holding a competition of caricatures of Prophet Muhammad
(PBUH). Islamic Lawyers Movement filed the petition through Chaudhry
Zulfiqar advocate, who stated that a competition was announced on
Facebook on April 20 which would continue until May 20, asking all the
members of the website to create their caricatures to participate in the
competition. Zulfiqar said under the law no practice against Islam
could be allowed in the country. He told the court that the website,
having various features against the injunctions of Islam, is banned in
various countries. Zulfiqar submitted that there were 45 million users
of Facebook in Pakistan, adding that the PTA was responsible for its
spread in Pakistan. He said the PTA has already blocked various websites
in the country but was reluctant to ban Facebook. He said students and
various segments of the society have already started protests in the
country, which could be harmful for the public property. He requested
the court to issue directions to PTA to put an immediate ban on the use
of Facebook in the Pakistan. staff report
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