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"YouTube, Yahoo, Amazon, Bing, MSN, Hotmail and Google will be monitored with relation to anti-Islamic contents," said Khurram Mehran, spokesman for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. The companies that own the affected sites are Google Inc., Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon.com Inc.. But another official also made it clear the government had no intention of blocking major websites as they were important sources of education. The move to impose monitoring was undertaken three days after a court in the eastern city of Bahawalpur ordered the government to block YouTube and eight other sites in response to a petition arguing they were showing material "against the fundamental principles of Islam. The next hearing of the case is fixed for Monday. It is second time in a month that Pakistan has imposed such restrictions on internet. Last month, authorities acting on a court decision blocked social network Facebook, YouTube and others sites for almost two weeks amid anger over a page that encouraged users to post images of the Prophet Mohammad. BLASPHEMY A SENSITIVE ISSUE Any representation of the Prophet Mohammad is deemed un-Islamic and blasphemous by Muslims, who constitute the overwhelming majority in Pakistan. Blasphemy is a very sensitive issue in Pakistan. Five people were killed in protests in 2006 over publication of cartoons deemed blasphemous by Muslims in Danish newspapers a year earlier. However, Latif Khosa, adviser to the prime minister on information technology, said the government had already been monitoring websites for any material prejudicial to "security of Pakistan and Islamic injunctions." Khosa said the government could not block major search engines and websites as they were major sources of information and education. "The constitution of Pakistan ensures access to knowledge, information and education to all citizens of Pakistan. These are the basic rights of the people of Pakistan and Internet is a major source of it," Khosa told Reuters. Courts cannot violate those rights nor can any law be put in place to do so, he said. "Many students are calling us and saying that they could not complete their higher studies if any step is taken to block these search engines," Khosa said. (Editing by Bryson Hull and Ron Popeski) ipad Technology Media Comments See All Comments (5) | Post Comment Jun 25, 2010 2:06pm EDT Blocking what you deem to be ‘offensive to Islam’ makes no sense. You make the problem worse by blocking the content, instead of teaching tolerance for the fact that not everyone believes what you believe. If Islamic beliefs are as strong as I’m told, people should be able to accept that there are other opinions out there. Islamic nations have a wealth of knowledge they could share with the world, and make it a better place. Stop being a child, and grow into the 21st century. Otherwise you are going to force another generation of war, deceit, and instability. If you turn your back on the world, you don’t belong in it. Everyone is human. Not one is perfect. jonnboy42 Report As Abusive Jun 26, 2010 8:11am EDT Perhaps if they weren’t so overly sensitive about it (AKA: 4th grade emotional maturity level) people would leave it alone. Bullies of all stripes love a “victim”; so quit acting like a victim and the “bullies” will probably leave you alone. tnourie Report As Abusive Jun 26, 2010 10:18pm EDT “We need to impose a fee on the banks that were the biggest beneficiaries of taxpayer assistance at the height of our financial crisis — so we can recover every dime of taxpayer money,” Since I’m a taxpayer, does this mean I’ll be getting a check in the mail for my portion of the bailout? angelwax Report As Abusive Jun 26, 2010 10:42pm EDT Islam has never been a religion, but it demands all the trappings a religion. It is written in the Quran to be tolerant of others but never be a friend to a non-believer. Which it also teaches is okay to slay in the name of Allah as they ARE non-believers. They won’t print this afraid they’ll offend the Muslims but the Muslims offend Christians everywhere every day with impunity. Why is this so? Sonnyjc9 Report As Abusive Jun 27, 2010 2:34pm EDT Islam, Islam, Islam, what have they done or contributed towards building good relationships with other believers or religions, rather hate is being promoted and calling others as infidels. They need to adjust themselves with the reality because their own Prophet once said and advised his followers that ” Visit China if you want to learn something new for the sake of betterment of the society”. They must abide with the laws and rules of other countries rather than imposing their own. All have right to live with the life they fell eased with. Aftab68 Report As Abusive See All Comments (5) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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