Category: Inside Story

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How blanket ban on Youtube is only hurting us Pakistanis

First things first, ban on Youtube.com is not effective at all. Almost every internet user from Pakistan knows how to bypass the ban or restriction put by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) or the Internet Service Provider (ISP) on youtube. People here in Pakistan are bypassing the ban using Proxy Server and Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). Even the search trends about Pakistanis on Youtube have not changed from what they were in 2012. So, if government is really serious about blocking the blasphemous content on youtube, they must resort to methods like url filtering instead of blocking the whole website. When people from Pakistan open youtube from a proxy server or a VPN it not only opens the whole website up […]

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First impression suggests newly elected PML-N government is good for nothing

Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) is political party of Pakistan which came into power via general elections held on 11th may 2013. People of Pakistan were fed up by all the pathetic policies of previous Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) government, due the problems they faced like lack of education and health facilities, worst load shedding and lack of even food for less prevailed people of Pakistan who are below the poverty line. Pakistan Muslim League government in their election campaign made loads of promises with people of Pakistan, all promises concluded to the point as if the PML-N comes into the power, they will give relief to less privileged people and specially those who are below the poverty line. […]

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How was year 2011 for Pakistan

Year 2011 was really not encouraging for Pakistan and it’s people. There were lots of discouraging events but few developments which came as future’s ray of hope for people of Pakistan. Lets have a look on few events and other stuff of 2011 which directly impact the country or its people. US Drone Attacks Continued US Drone attacks were continued through out the year in year 2o11. Pakistan’s Ruling party PPP was not able to negotiate a solution or strategy in this matter. Though US says these attacks are aimed at terrorists but on ground along with any terrorists the attacks also caused the death of women, children and lots of innocent people. Ruling government kept pretending to opposing them […]

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Flawful energy conservation plan leads to confusion and differences among Pakistanis

Regarding the energy conservation to cope with current energy crisis of country government came up with idea of having weekly holiday on Saturday as well along with Sunday and also they decided to close all markets and commercial centers after Maghreb prayer or Sunset in other words. Now all organizations and banks etc are banned from opening on Saturday. Which in some areas is harming people as well. But irony started when the differences between provinces came in. Every province government have started taking the issue their own ways. Punjab and Khyber pukhtoon-kh0wah have decided to remain open on the Saturday on other side Sindh decided to have a holiday and Bilochistan remained in situation of uncertainty about the holiday. […]

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Pakistan Government bans all its employees from interaction with media

Pakistan Government have asked all its employees working country wide to stay away from media. This move was taken in fear of facing any further embarrassment due to any revelation of facts by any government employees. The current political party in government (Pakistan Peoples Party) have failed to achieve desirable on many fronts and were not able to solve some of main common man problems as well as national issues. Pakistan peoples party does not seem popular among people of Pakistan after all these years of their administration of country. Many facts keep coming out, which does not go in favor of current government and cause further damage to their image. This move was taken exactly in this context to […]