Pakistan continues to rank at the top globally in searches related to indecent content, despite no longer leading in actual viewership, Director General Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Dr. Muqarram Ali said while addressing a cybersecurity seminar at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI).
He said that following PTA’s actions, including large-scale blocking of indecent websites, a clear impact has been observed, and Pakistan is no longer at the top in terms of viewing such content. He added that Pakistan had previously ranked highest in viewership, but sustained enforcement measures have moved the country down from that position.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Muqarram Ali said the PTA is actively working on online child protection and has blocked around 1.3 million indecent websites. He stated that the authority only blocks immoral and unethical material and does not act proactively to shut down websites on its own.
He further said that the PTA often receives contradictory court orders, with one court directing the blocking of a platform while another ordering that it should not be blocked. He added that the authority is bound to follow the prescribed legal and administrative system in such cases.
Referring to the temporary blocking of Wikipedia, the PTA chief said the move triggered an international reaction, after which an inter-ministerial committee was formed to review the issue. He said that the PTA blocks websites strictly on government directives, noting that similar instructions were also issued during previous governments.
Highlighting cyber security developments, Dr. Muqarram Ali said Pakistan has emerged among the top countries in cyber security preparedness. He claimed that during the Pak-India conflict in May, Pakistan won the cyber war and that not a single Pakistani website was taken offline. He also clarified that the PTA does not collect mobile taxes, stating that this responsibility lies with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR).
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Our govt and sectors are indecent to begin with.
Why are they worried about this when cost of living and everything is high
Baljeet go back to drinking cow piss
Stupid comment, government doesn’t just have one job.
he hasnt calculated vpn traffic, he is trying to cover up.
If VPN traffic could be tracked, it defeats the purpose of a VPN. Not all VPN traffic is for porn. I use it when I’m connected to public network and access points.
Its great effort by pta
At least we are on the Top in something, even if negative.
By the way we are on top of every negative aspects, such as:
Passport
Economy
Poverty
Corruption
Human Rights
ETC…
This is a falsity I don’t know why people are spreading. The top 10 are firmly western or far eastern countries. No ranking for Pakistan. Please be reasonable and act like sensible mature press, reporting the truth
And we keep on giving ‘free laptops’ to our young lot. Bravo!
What a sh*t comment dudee
Laptops are for educational reasons and are awarded to high achieving students only, not to every one and do you even know how many students have benefited from this?
No you don’t, you just connected something highly indecent to something very progressive and useful
Wow dude
My IT expert friend in the UK says that this is not possible in a country like Pakistan where internet density is much lower than the European American and other countries.
Pakistan a country wd infinite possibilities