Pakistan - 10 NGOs seek commitment by Pakistani authorities to scrap Internet filtering plans

Reporters without borders

On the initiative of the Pakistani human rights organization Bolo Bhi, 10 NGOs including Reporters Without Borders have signed an open letter to the Pakistani prime minister and the minister of information technology asking for a public commitment to withdraw plans to install a national Internet filtering and blocking system. The letter was prompted by an interview with National Assembly Member Bushra Gohar by Bolo Bhi, in which she reported that the secretary of the information and (...)

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