Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif orders lifting of country’s ban on Wikipedia

The site was blocked on Friday by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, after a deadline expired that Pakistan gave to Wikipedia to remove the controversial content.

Pakistan has lifted its ban on access to the website Wikipedia (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023 - 09:30

Munir Ahmed, Associated Press

Pakistan lifted its ban on Wikipedia services on Tuesday, after the country’s media regulator blocked the site last week for not removing purportedly blasphemous content, claiming it hurts the sentiments of Muslims.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif ordered the unblocking late on Monday, according to a government statement. The site was blocked on Friday by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, after a deadline expired that Pakistan gave to Wikipedia to remove the controversial content.