PTA blocks Wikipedia in Pakistan over ‘sacrilegious content’
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia services in the country for “not blocking/removing sacrilegious content". The action was...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has blocked Wikipedia services in the country for “not blocking/removing sacrilegious content". The action was...
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced that Wikipedia services have been "degraded" in the country for 48 hours over...
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If there is one recent event that Pakistan unanimously resented and protested, it is the massive power breakdown that plunged...
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