Pakistan Internet Censor

Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.

The Pakistani government is testing a Canadian software that can block millions of sites a second.

In a dingy Internet cafe, Abdullah gets round the censors with one click and logs onto YouTube, officially banned for a year and at the heart of Pakistan's cyberwar for control of the web.

Pakistan is aiming to install an Internet filtering system in companies that could block up to 50 million Web addresses.

Pakistan is aiming to install an Internet filtering system in companies that could block up to 50 million Web addresses.

Pakistan is advertising for companies to install an Internet filtering system that could block up to 50 million Web addresses, alarming free speech activists who fear current censorship could become much more widespread.

Internet and technology companies have threatened to leave Pakistan after the government granted blanket powers to authorities to censor digital content, a move critics say was aimed at curtailing freedom of expression in the conservative Islamic nation.

The Pakistani government is testing a Canadian software that can block millions of sites a second.

In a dingy Internet cafe, Abdullah gets round the censors with one click and logs onto YouTube, officially banned for a year and at the heart of Pakistan's cyberwar for control of the web.

Pakistan is aiming to install an Internet filtering system in companies that could block up to 50 million Web addresses.

Pakistan is aiming to install an Internet filtering system in companies that could block up to 50 million Web addresses.

Pakistan is advertising for companies to install an Internet filtering system that could block up to 50 million Web addresses, alarming free speech activists who fear current censorship could become much more widespread.