LAHORE: Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said here on Sunday that the ban on YouTube would be lifted soon because a software had been developed for blocking content that hurt people’s sentiments.
The video sharing website was blocked in September 2012 after its administration and Google Incorporation refused to comply with a request by Pakistan and some other Muslim countries to remove a blasphemous video from the site.
About the demand for checking broadcast of foreign content by some private TV channels, Mr Rashid asked civil society, owners of media houses and professionals to come up with proposals for resolving the issue because any step taken by the government could be construed as an attempt to gag the media.
He said that he feared that discretionary powers could open the door to misuse of authority by officials.
LAHORE (Online): Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Pervaiz Rashid has revealed that software has been prepared to block blasphemous material on Youtube and soon it would be reopened.
He expressed these during a meeting with journalists of print and electronic media in Lahore on Sunday.
Pervaiz Rashid said the government believes in the freedom of expression and it has taken several concrete initiatives for this purpose. The Minister said any restriction on media is harmful for the society and government.
He said the government will solve all issues of journalist’s community in the country. He said that Punjab Government has also taken many steps to facilitate media persons.
Pervaiz Rashid said the media should keep in view our own culture and act with more responsibility by following its own code of ethics while showing foreign programs. The Minister said the media should play a more active role by not promoting any voice against the democratic system and constitution.
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