Pakistan blocks YouTube in 'anti-Islamic' row

Pakistan's government has banned access to the video-sharing website YouTube because of movies that the authorities consider 'anti-Islamic', an official said today.

Pakistan blocks YouTube in 'anti-Islamic' row
Sun, 24 Feb, 2008 - 14:04

Pakistan's government has banned access to the video-sharing website YouTube because of movies that the authorities consider "anti-Islamic", an official said today.

The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority told the country's 70 internet service providers on Friday that the popular website would be blocked until further notice.

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