Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the immediate restoration of popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia that was banned by the telecom regulator last week for not "blocking/removing sacrilegious content".
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the immediate restoration of popular online encyclopedia Wikipedia that was banned by the telecom regulator last week for not "blocking/removing sacrilegious content".
Wikipedia is a free, crowdsourced, editable online encyclopedia often used as a starting point by millions across the world for basic information.
On February 4, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned Wikipedia for not "blocking/removing sacrilegious content" within the 48-hour deadline given in a move that was widely condemned.
Prior to the ban, the PTA had degraded Wikipedia services countrywide for not complying with its directives.
A handout issued on Monday by the Pakistan prime minister's office (PMO), a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, said that the matter was placed before the premier.
The statement said that the PM then constituted a committee comprising the law, economic affairs and information ministers for "preliminary examination of the matter".
It added that the committee held a meeting during which the members of the committee highlighted how Wikipedia was a useful website supporting the "dissemination of knowledge and information for the public, students and the academia".
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