Pakistan blocks access to Twitter – update

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The Pakistani government has isps ordered to the access to Twitter block. The reason for this would be a series with drawings of the prophet Mohammed that was previously on the social-networking site have appeared.

The blockade would have been entered on the orders of the Pakistani Ministry of Information, but which itself has no statement issued about the decision, reported under other Al Jazeera. According to sources within the Pakistani government, it is a contest on Facebook has started enabling users to to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, had to draw.

After Twitter users started to do was the blockade on Sunday morning made, though it appears this is not for Facebook to apply. Twitter must suffer because it refused to offensive images, according to Al Jazeera, after a conversation with Pakistani telecomautoriteiten.

It is striking that Pakistan, a block set, since the Minister of the Interior Rehman Malik has himself on Twitter said that the social networking site would remain in his country. In 2010, In Pakistan a ban on Facebook enacted in 2008, YouTube already blocked.

Update 22:28 pm: On Twitter has Malik reported that the Pakistani prime Minister, President, internet service providers, has ordered access to Twitter again to release.