It is ironic how naïve the
government of Pakistan is when it comes to certain matters; at one end it
already “Banned” the twitter that, according to it created some unlawful and
unethical problems for the “beloved nation of the government”. Well that’s something
strange, at least for me. And on the other hand there are still ways with which
one can easily access “twitter” provided he or she has other internet connections
(like Wi-Tribe or Wateen etc) than “PTCL’s DSL”.
To me, this is nothing new as
Pakistani government has already banned the access of porn sites including
(well I won’t name those here) countless, but all those sites are even accessed
and videos are streamed if one has any of the other connections. What is it?
What kind of stupid authority is that? Or should I call it biased or an
exaggerated voice would even call it “corrupt”. Well I don’t know how those
connections still provide the services that are banned in Islamic Republic of
Pakistan?
Anyways, what really caught my
attention was the fact that, as per our (Pakistani’s) local news channels the story
was cracked as “Government has imposed a ban on twitter because every year
twitter and other social websites held a competition to degrade Pakistan’s
culture and religion through pictures, cartoon and other stuff – and many
messages have been sent to the authorities to stop these activities to abash
Pakistan”.
Whereas according to BBC (UK),
the report is totally
different, they have no idea why Pakistani Interior Minister banned
twitter, though they also did not receive any updates or notifications from
Pakistani Interior Minister of any kind. Now the question is, why does Pakistani
Government get different tools and techniques to get noticed worldwide on such
baseless topics and news? Don’t they have some better things to do? Don’t they
have poverty, illiteracy and inflation to fight with? Why is it always
controversy that we (Pakistanis) are interested in, be it Veena Malik, Cricket
Board or Facebook?
When will this stereotype
(blindfolded) thinking phenomenon be stopped? These days if a professional
wants to make an impression outside Pakistan he has to have recognition of his
work and that can only be possible through social websites; the profession can
encompass media, business, doctor, arts or any other form. But it has always
been a practice among Pakistanis to try to eliminate the root of success and
positivity. Whether they were the days of Liaquat Ali Khan when he wanted
Muslims to learn “English Language” or be it today when every possible way is
eradicated to make a dent in the world with excellence.
It is about time that we realize
the importance of an educated and practical government that has personnel that
can look, act and think like mature and educated minds, unlike extremists or
issue finders.
Last but not the least; I just
updated my status at twitter “Pakistani Government got Twatted (literally)”.
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