Federal Ministry of Information Technology has removed the ban on YouTube in Pakistan today, 18th January 2016.
According to media reports the Google has introduced the local version of YouTube in Pakistan, as per news;
“Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has told Supreme Court about the removal of objectionable material from the site. Any objectionable material can be removed on the request of Pakistan government. You Tube will be revived in next 48 hours all around the country”
YouTube was banned in 2012, due to a blasphemous video uploaded on the video sharing website. Pakistan had requested YouTube administration to remove the video from the site but the request was denied. Following this issue the social site was banned in Pakistan. Earlier Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday filed a petition in Supreme Court to restore YouTube in Pakistan.
PTA had 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.
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