Government of Pakistan blocks 13,000 obscene, adult websites: Official
The Parliamentary secretary states the Government of Pakistan has blocked 13,000 Porn, adult, obscene websites in the country.
ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Information Technology, Nawab Liaqat Ali Khan up to date and informed the National Assembly on Thursday that the government had blocked 13,000 obscene websites on the internet. Recently, the Supreme Court of Pakistan, judiciary and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) took concrete steps and action against adult, porn and unethical websites by blocking or banning access to them in the country, following multiple petitions filed by the community.
“It is a serious issue and we are trying to address it,” said the IT parliamentary secretary, while replying to a Calling Attention Notice, adding that the government was mindful of the situation.
Hence when asked about what steps were being taken to block such websites, Khan said that these websites were operating from outside and so steps and action neither be taken against them nor could they be penalized. However he maintained that the government is make use of all obtainable and available resources to counter this challenge.
Parliamentary secretary Khan also proposed the formation of a Ministerial Committee and a sub-committee to look into the issue. Expressing concern over the fast increase in adult, obscene websites, moreover he said, “At present the government of Pakistan has no mechanism to block all of these websites and are trying to devise a mechanism, however, we take action on complaints.”
He quoted the example of China and India who have installed an expensive Automated Filtration System, which could block anti-government websites as well, but illuminate and clarified that that this system, if installed, would still be unable to block or obstruct all such websites.
Finally:
It is not only the duty of the Government of Pakistan to take action on such unethical and obscene websites. It is also the moral responsibility of Parents to monitor their children.
Source via Express Tribune.



