Other than food and cricket, Pakistanis are addicted to the internet. A major life of their daily routine is spent surfing the web and it is no secret that we have a high number of internet users in the world.

According to a recent report released by the  Freedom House, a US state-funded nonprofit organization, Pakistan has been ranked amongst the worst nations for internet freedom.

The report ranked countries on a 100-point scale based on three broad categories:

  1. obstacles to access,
  2. limits on content
  3. violations of user rights.

This is not the first time Pakistan received a poor ranking in the report by Freedom House. For six consecutive years, the state has been deemed “Not Free” and bagged the 71st spot out of 100 in the list.

This clearly implies that Pakistan allows only 29% freedom on the internet. 

The report was taken in the account the abduction, enforced disappearance and detention of five secularist bloggers known for criticizing the authorities in Pakistan.

Four among them were released after months of detention, while one remains still missing. One of the released bloggers later openly held government institutions responsible for his detention and torture.

Meanwhile, the internet freedom in India remained stable in 2017

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