ISLAMABAD: There is no possibility that the Internet users in Pakistan will be able to access YouTube in the near future. At least this was the message conveyed to the Senate standing committee on information technology, official sources said here yesterday.
Though the unblocking of the site was not on the agenda, it was discussed before the 12 items were taken up by the committee members. However, the subject ended as soon as it was taken up. Senator Zahid Khan, the chairman of the committee, said a negative impression was sent out about the nation that it could not decide if the site was to remain blocked or not.
“We are getting tired of the confusion. People are being denied access to a vital information-based website. We want to know if the government is unblocking the site or not,” Senator Khan said. However, there was no clear answer. The site was blocked in September 2012 after a blasphemous US film, Innocence of Muslims, was uploaded on it.
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