9 lac websites blocked for containing blasphemous, obscene, anti state, anti army material.

ISLAMABAD -- PTA (Pakistan Telecom Authority) has blocked 9 million websites on the complaints from citizens for showing illegal material l National Assembly Standing committee on Information technology and Telecom has been informed that 9 million websites found containing blasphemous, Pornographic, anti state , anti army and Judiciary material which have been blocked.PTA has told the committee that citizens have complained against illegal material.

According to Media reports any criminal act committed through Mobile phone or Information technology is monitored by FIA and PTA does not have information related to cybercrime. Committee chaired by Ali Khan Jadoon has passed the bill presented by Federal Minister for Information Technology (IT) and Telecom Khalid Maqbool Sidiqi. Talking to media men after meeting Khalid...