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    Pakistanische Religionsgemeinschaft erklärt, dass die Nutzung von VPN gegen islamisches Recht verstößt


    Pakistanische Religionsgemeinschaft erklärt, dass die Nutzung von VPN gegen islamisches Recht verstößt

    https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistani-religious-body-declares-using-vpn-is-against-islamic-law-/7865991.html

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    1. Common_Echo_9069 on

      **SS**: As Pakistan bans a plethora of popular social media apps and restricts the internet use of citizens, a top governmental religious body has declared the use of VPN’s to circumvent government restrictions as being against Shariah Law and Islamically impermissible.

      >The statement declared that any technology, including the internet, used to access “immoral or illegal activities is prohibited according to Islamic principles.”

      While the reasoning given was to ban ‘immoral and prohibited activities’ critics say that it will result in increased online surveillance, silence dissent and curb freedom of expression as the government has [used the term, ‘digital terrorists’ for online critics](https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistani-minister-confirms-internet-firewall-rejects-censorship-concerns/7714552.html).

      Pakistan’s military-controlled government in the past [has publicly warned citizens in the past not to criticise the military on social media](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-39919354).

      In 2020, legislation was introduced in Pakistan to [‘make it a crime for a person to intentionally ridicule, bring into disrepute or defame the Armed Forces or a member of the Armed Forces. The punishment is imprisonment of up to two years or a fine that may extend 500,000 rupees (around USD $3,000).’](https://www.jurist.org/news/2020/09/pakistan-lawmaker-introduces-bill-to-penalize-criticism-of-military/)

      In January of 2024 then PM Anwar Ul-Haq Kakar stated [‘Very soon a national firewall will be deployed’](https://www.voanews.com/a/pakistani-minister-confirms-internet-firewall-rejects-censorship-concerns/7714552.html) there is no information on who Pakistan is getting assistance from in the cybersecurity space, but in a 2023 Haaretz report it was revealed that Pakistan was purchasing [Israeli cybersecurity company Cellebrite’s tech for surveillance.](https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/security-aviation/2023-08-03/ty-article/.premium/pakistans-spy-agency-buys-israeli-cellphone-hacking-tech/00000189-b608-db5d-a5fd-b62979680000)

    4. Grewnie on

      Obvious vertical power move from political elite concealed in religious reasoning to convince the stupid masses. It’s crazy this is still the reality we live in 2020s

    6. AwareChemist58 on

      Ever since the 1951 Rawalpindi conspiracy and Liaquat’s pivotal meeting with Truman in the same year followed by the 1953 Lahore riots, the biggest political alliance emerged in Pakistan which was called Mullah, Military and America (MMA) or MMM if you are Indian, Mullah, Military and Markin (that is the word we use to refer to America and Americans in Hindi, Bengali and most languages). The last M might be the weak link (still not how protective the US is of the army and Pakistan despite Bin Laden and many other factors) but the two other Ms are the strongest allies but with some animosity, (both Ms have tried to control each other at no avail). Even if things change, the three Ms mostly stay the same.

      And that is why ladies and gentleman, India would never trust US or Markin Yuktarashtra fully even if China initiates an Armageddon.

    7. Ethereal-Zenith on

      When will governments realise that placing excessive restrictions only leads to more people looking at ways to circumvent them.

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