While briefing the Senate Special Committee to examine purported grievances, Bajwa said: "[Dealing with]
blasphemous content on social media is a huge problem.
Bajwa told the committee that met with Senator Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif in the chair that blocking of websites having
blasphemous content was not an easy job.
On Friday, Pakistani media reports claimed that PTA's Chairman, Amir Azeem Bajwa, had called on the government to block social media websites in the country to crack down on the circulation of "
blasphemous content" through these mediums.
ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority on Friday reportedly told a Senate special committee that the government should either increase the authority's 'technical capabilities' or block social media websites in the country in order to stop the circulation of '
blasphemous content'.
ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) lacks the technical capacity to block
blasphemous content on social media and the government should formulate a policy to deal with the issue, its chairman told a Senate panel on Friday.
Block social media websites or increase our technical capacity, PTA chairman asks Senate panel Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman retired Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa on Friday told a Senate panel that the government should either increase the body's "technical capabilities" or block social media websites in the country in order to stop the circulation of "
blasphemous content".
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman retired Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa on Friday told a Senate body that the government should either increase the body's "technical capabilities" or block social media websites in the country in order to stop the circulation of "
blasphemous content".
With reference to recent media reports regarding Chairman PTA's comments on
blasphemous content on social media, it is clarified that Chairman PTA's comments in today's senate standing committee meeting are being misquoted and taken out of context.
While briefing the Senate Special Committee to examine purported grievances, PTA Chairman Major General (r) Amir Azeem Bajwa said: '[Dealing with]
blasphemous content on social media is a huge problem.
ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Chairman retired Maj Gen Amir Azeem Bajwa on Friday told a Senate panel that the government should either increase the body's 'technical capabilities' or block social media websites in the country in order to stop the circulation of '
blasphemous content'.
ISLAMABAD -- Senate Special Committee to promote National Cohesion on Friday expressed concerns over the increase in publication of
blasphemous material on social media.
ISLAMABAD -- Ameer, Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, Senator Sirajul Haq, has called upon the Dutch government to make a comprehensive law to permanently stop
blasphemous caricatures.