The federal government has set a new deadline for blocking illegal virtual private networks (VPNs) across the country.
The Interior Ministry said in a statement that VPNs are increasingly being exploited by terrorists to facilitate violent activities and financial transactions in Pakistan.
“Off late, an alarming fact has been identified, wherein VPNs are used by terrorists to obscure and conceal their communications. VPNs are also being used for discreetly access pornographic and blasphemous contents,” the ministry said.
It is pointed out that Pakistan is considered one of the leading countries in terms of visiting porn sites using VPNs, however, these trends warrant the prohibition of unauthorized VPNs to address the critical threats.
It is, therefore, requested to block illegal VPNs across Pakistan so that legitimate/registered VPN users may not be affected. In addition, registration of VPNs with PTA may be made till 30th November 2024. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority, the ministry added.
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Blocking the complete internet won’t hurt. Think about this idea as well :)
block electricity/water/oxygen also these are being used by terrorists.
you aren’t that much of genius to capture everything by softwares you buy, there are enough ways even china can’t block unless you wear north korea shoes, welcome to new capitalisit state of Pakistan