Pakist­an author­ities have also blocke­d thousa­nds of unveri­fied SIMsISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Defence was told on Wednesday that the authorities have blocked thousands of websites and unverified sims. Brieifing the committee, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (Nacta) said it had received compaints of hate speeches against 17,116 websites – while 2,273 sites were blocked over hate material, another 1,943 sites over hate speeches and 68 sites over links to terrorism. The PTA chairman informed the lawmakers that the authority took action when derogatory material was brought to its notice. He said that most of such material was posted from outside Pakistan and the sites were blocked. The committee chairman also expressed dissatisfaction over the steps being taken to deal with cybercrimes.

Source: The Express Tribune October 17, 2019 04:44 UTC