From conversation elsewhere with the tip source to what follows, ” . . . nearly 90% of Pakistan’s liberal, secular and left leaning progressive pages have been banned in a single day.” Wow! I thought we Americans and Pakistanis were making progress in the areas of culture, development, governance, and peace. It turns out we are, so much so, apparently, as to become a cause for suppression.

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PTA censor BhensaGot the word a few hours ago. Without any notice, warning or explanation, Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has blocked several progressive pages on Facebook. Interestingly, there is no bar on the pages spewing hatred and furthering the ideology of banned groups.

The blocked pages include Laal, the largest leftist page in South Asia with over 408,000 followers. The other pages include those that post largely in Urdu and therefore reach large numbers, like:

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