GEO and BBC Urdu reported that Ministry of Information Technology of Pakistan has  confirmed the news that it has received the orders to ban several search engines like Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, Bing, YouTube, Amazon etc , from the Lahore High Court.

However it now the inter-ministerial committee of Ministry of IT who will decided whether to put ban or not on search engines like Google, Yahoo, Hotmail, MSN, Bing, YouTube, Amazon etc.  It is also reported that committee has called the meeting today to discuss the implication, execution and procedures of putting ban. There is an option for the committee to get stay-orders from  Supreme Court of Pakistan  against Lahore High Court’s orders; however, all the possible options will be discussed in today’s meeting.

Unlike Facebook’s ban previous month. This decision of putting ban on search engines by Lahore High Court are not welcomed by the masses.

Lahore High Court had ordered Earlier this week to immediately block nine websites including Google Search Engine for publishing blasphemous materials and twisting the facts and figure of Holy Quran.

PTA  has already sent a summary to Prime Minister of Pakistan to discuss ban options of offensive websites – summary has details on implications of banning search engines and social media.

Ban includes 9 websites, which are considered as backbone of internet, blocking them will mean a total internet blackout in the country.

Watch For Further Details See Dunya Today 24th June, 2010 Below:

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