Joanne McCabe - 27th May, 2010
YouTube ban lifted by Pakistan authorities
Pakistan's YouTube ban has been lifted, though Facebook remains a no-go for social networking fans in the country.
Pakistan YouTube block lifted: This young browser was snapped in a Karachi internet cafe
The video-sharing site's 'sacrilegious content' was the reason behind the YouTube block, though users will continue to find that links considered objectionable are inaccessible.
Facebook group 'Everybody Draw Mohammad Day' led to the site's ban, which is expected to be in place until 31 May at least.
'We have lifted the ban on only that part [of YouTube] which is not displaying any sacrilegious or profane material,' IT secretary Naguibullah Malik confirmed to Reuters.
Pakistan previously banned YouTube in February 2008 in a similar protest against 'blasphemous' cartoons featuring the Prophet.
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- Pakistan Partially Lifts Block on YouTube: Official ABC News
- Pakistan partially lifts block on YouTube RTE Online
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- PAKISTAN: Authorities unblock Youtube but 'sacrilegious content' to remain inaccessible France24
- Pakistan Partly Lifts YouTube Ban Radio Free Europe
