Pakistan Censors Knowledge for Seven Hours

In a very surprising development the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority which controls the Pakistan Internet Exchange had blocked access to the entire Wikipedia.org domain at around 1:00pm on 31st March. Immediately the AGABBIP group and the Don’t Block the Blog team were set into motion. The ban was not localized to any single ISP but was throughout Pakistan, after seven hours of pursuance by the activists the ban was suddenly lifted.

I just feel that the Government fails to understand the true power of the internet, they pull the plug on the internet as if it were a small kid with which they can tease and play as they wish. In this competitive age where Pakistan competes for each inch of an economical edge with India. Actions like these disturb foreign investors planning to move projects into the region and are turned to walk across the border right into the waiting hands of eager entrepreneurs in India, obviously putting us back some hard cash while India continues to enjoy the influx of wealth from around the world.