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  2. Internet censorship in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    X, formerly known as Twitter, has remained inaccessible in Pakistan since February 2024, depriving citizens of their basic right to access information. The Pakistan government blocked access to the social media platform around the time of the 2024 February elections, citing national security concerns. Despite the government's stance, both the ...

  3. COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan is part of the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).The virus was confirmed to have reached Pakistan on 26 February 2020, when two cases were recorded (a student in Karachi who had just returned from Iran and another person in the Islamabad Capital Territory).

  4. Government censorship of Telegram - Wikipedia

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    On February 11, 2022, the German government announced that 64 Telegram channels, which reportedly potentially violate German laws against hate speech, had been deleted by their request. This included the channel of Attila Hildmann, a self-described nationalist who shared antisemitic conspiracy theories via his channel.

  5. Censorship of Twitter - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan. In February 2024, Twitter was censored by state authorities due to elections, depriving citizens of their basic right to access information. The Pakistan government blocked access to the social media platform around the time of the 2024 February elections, citing national security concerns.

  6. Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    '"Here-I-Am Movement Pakistan"'; abbr. TLP) is a far-right Islamic extremist political party in Pakistan. [9] [10] [4] [11] [7] The party was founded by Khadim Hussain Rizvi in August 2015. [12] [13] [14] It was the fifth largest party in Pakistan at the time of the 2018 Pakistani general election , and secured over 2.2 million votes.

  7. Internet in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Internet in Pakistan has been available since the early 1990s. Pakistan has over 130 million internet users, making it the 7th-largest population of internet users in the world. [1] [2] Information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. In 2001 just 1.3% of the population used the Internet.

  8. LGBT rights in Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    No. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Pakistan face legal and social difficulties compared to non- LGBT persons. Pakistani law prescribes criminal penalties for same-sex sexual acts. The Pakistani Penal Code of 1860, originally developed under the British Raj, criminalises sodomy with possible penalties of prison ...

  9. Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) ( Urdu: مقتدرہِ ضابطہِ برقی ذرائع ابلاغ پاکستان) is an independent and constitutionally established federal institution responsible for regulating and issuing channel licenses for establishment of the mass media culture, print and electronic media. [3]