27 Pakistani YouTube Channels Blocked

Monitoring Desk: A local court in Islamabad has ordered the blocking of several well-known Pakistani YouTubers’ channels. The order targets 27 YouTube channels, including those operated by journalists Matiullah Jan, Asad Toor, Siddique Jan, Oriya Maqbool Jan, Habib Akram, Imran Riaz Khan, Makhdoom Shahab, Aftab Iqbal, Wajahat Saeed, and Moeed Pirzada.

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Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah ordered to block the channels on the request of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). In the two-page verdict, the court stated that the FIA initiated an inquiry on June 2 into content deemed anti-state. The court expressed satisfaction with the evidence provided by the FIA and directed YouTube’s authorized representatives to block the mentioned channels.

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Others whose channels have been ordered blocked include Sabir Shakir, Haider Mehdi, Sabih Kazmi, Arzoo Kazmi, Sajid Gondal, Rana Uzair, and Ahmad Noorani. The court also issued orders to shutdown the YouTube channel affiliated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

The court decision stated that it was convinced by the FIA’s evidence and that action could be taken against the listed channels.