(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) E national assembly on tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the removal of ban on video-sharing website youtube.pakistan people’s party’s (ppp) shazia mari presented the resolution in the house.the government had blocked the youtube in pakistan on september 17 2012 after a rogue american uploaded a blasphemous film which hurt the feelings of muslims worldwide.during the session state minister saira afzal tarar suggested that a committee be formed to decide about the ban.mari protested demanding immediate action from the government in this matter and said it affected students and businessmen negatively. both saira and shazia exchanged harsh words after the former reminded that the site was blocked by the ppp government.ppp’s lawmaker had previously stated “it is really disappointing that the government is ignoring this issue and trying to shift responsibility. youtube is a source of knowledge for a large population of pakistanis particularly students and young professionals.”saira tarar further said that the government wanted to lift the ban on youtube and said that it was not possible to remove all the content considered ‘objectionable’ from the internet or youtube.the government will not be an obstacle in this and will support the initiative to lift the ban claimed tarar.no date has been given as to when the ban would be removed.news?khaleejtimes.com for more news from khaleej times follow us on facebook at facebook.com/khaleejtimes and on twitter at ?khaleejtimes follow ?khaleejtimes -->
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