Govt orders YouTube account bans: Matiullah Jan, Asad Ali Toor, Siddique Jan among targeted
Islamabad Judicial Magistrate Abbas Shah has ordered YouTube to block 27 YouTube channels in Pakistan, including those of Matiullah Jan, Asad Ali Toor, Siddique Jan, court reporter Saqib Bashir said in a post on X on Tuesday.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) began an inquiry on June 2 when the investigating officer of the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency applied to the court to block these YouTube channels.
Judge Abbas Shah, in his order, wrote that the court was satisfied with the evidence provided by the FIA and that the subject matter “constitutes offences punishable under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act and Penal Laws of Pakistan”.
Other accounts listed included ‘Naya Pakistan’, ‘Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’, ‘Rana Uzair Speaks’, ‘Ahmad Noorani’, ‘Daily Qudra’, and others.
List of the blocked accounts:
| # | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Haider Mehdi |
| 2 | Siddique Jaan |
| 3 | Sabee Kazmi |
| 4 | Orya Maqbool Jan |
| 5 | Arzoo Kazmi |
| 6 | Rana Uzair Speaks |
| 7 | Sajid Gondal |
| 8 | Habib Akram |
| 9 | Matiullah Jan MJtv |
| 10 | Asad Toor Uncensored |
| 11 | Imran Riaz Khan |
| 12 | Naya Pakistan |
| 13 | Sabir Shakir |
| 14 | Imran Khan |
| 15 | Aftab Iqbal |
| 16 | Real entertainment tv |
| 17 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| 18 | Daily Qudrat |
| 19 | Abdul Qadir |
| 20 | Charsadda Journalist |
| 21 | Naila Pakistani Reaction |
| 22 | Wajahat Saeed Khan Youtube |
| 23 | Ahmad Noorani Youtube |
| 24 | Nazar Chohan Youtube |
| 25 | Moeed Pirzada Youtube |
| 26 | Makhdhoom Shahabud Din Youtube |
| 27 | Shayan Ali Youtube |