ONI Country Profi le
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society activism that began in order to protect free expression in the country continues
to expand as citizens utilize new media to disseminate information and organize.
Notes
1. Martina Smit, “ Pervez Musharraf Wins Pakistan Election, ” The Telegraph , October 6, 2007,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1565320/Pervez-Musharraf-wins-Pakistan-election
.html .
2. James Traub, “ The Lawyers ’ Crusade, ” New York Times Magazine , June 1, 2008, http://www
.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/magazine/01PAKISTAN-t.html .
3. Naween A. Mangi and Khalid Qayum, “ Musharraf Quits as President to Avoid Impeachment, ”
Bloomberg, August 18, 2008, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive & sid
=au6PGtmU44E0 & refer=home .
4. “ Timeline: Pakistan, ” BBC News, August 19, 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/
country_profi les/1156716.stm .
5. For example, see Don ’ t Block the Blog campaign, http://dbtb.org ; Pakistan 451, http://
pakistan451.wordpress.com ; Bytesforall Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor Network, http://
pakistanictpolicy.bytesforall.net .
6. Committee to Protect Journalists, “ Journalists Killed in Pakistan since 1992, ” http://cpj.org/
killed/asia/pakistan .
7. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users
and Broadband Subscribers, ” 2009 Figures, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Reporting/
ShowReportFrame.aspx?ReportName=/WTI/InformationTechnologyPublic & ReportFormat
=HTML4.0 & RP_intYear=2009 & RP_intLanguageID=1 & RP_bitLiveData=False .
8. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), “ Value Added Services, ” August 23, 2009,
http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=651 & Itemid=604 .
9. Mark Whitton, “ What WiMAX Means for the Enterprise, ” TMCNet, April 2007, http://www
.tmcnet.com/voip/0406/featurearticle-what-wimax-means-for-enterprise.htm .
10. ITU, “ Internet Indicators. ”
11. Babar Bhatti, “ End of PTCL Monopoly in Broadband, ” All Things Pakistan, May 23, 2009,
http://pakistaniat.com/2009/05/23/broadband-pakistan/ .
12. Transworld Associates, “ TW1 Fiber Optic Cable Project, ” accessed November 29, 2010, http://
www.tw1.com/index.php?action=text .
13. Don ’ t Block the Blog, “ Committee Formed to Block Websites, ” September 3, 2006, http://
dbtb.org/2006/09/03/committee-formed-to-block-websites/ .
14. Ministry of Information Technology, “ De-regulation Policy for the Telecommunication
Sector, ” July 2003, http://www.pta.gov.pk/media/telecom25092003.pdf .
347
society activism that began in order to protect free expression in the country continues
to expand as citizens utilize new media to disseminate information and organize.
Notes
1. Martina Smit, “ Pervez Musharraf Wins Pakistan Election, ” The Telegraph , October 6, 2007,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1565320/Pervez-Musharraf-wins-Pakistan-election
.html .
2. James Traub, “ The Lawyers ’ Crusade, ” New York Times Magazine , June 1, 2008, http://www
.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/magazine/01PAKISTAN-t.html .
3. Naween A. Mangi and Khalid Qayum, “ Musharraf Quits as President to Avoid Impeachment, ”
Bloomberg, August 18, 2008, http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive & sid
=au6PGtmU44E0 & refer=home .
4. “ Timeline: Pakistan, ” BBC News, August 19, 2009, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/
country_profi les/1156716.stm .
5. For example, see Don ’ t Block the Blog campaign, http://dbtb.org ; Pakistan 451, http://
pakistan451.wordpress.com ; Bytesforall Pakistan ICT Policy Monitor Network, http://
pakistanictpolicy.bytesforall.net .
6. Committee to Protect Journalists, “ Journalists Killed in Pakistan since 1992, ” http://cpj.org/
killed/asia/pakistan .
7. International Telecommunication Union (ITU), “ Internet Indicators: Subscribers, Users
and Broadband Subscribers, ” 2009 Figures, http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/icteye/Reporting/
ShowReportFrame.aspx?ReportName=/WTI/InformationTechnologyPublic & ReportFormat
=HTML4.0 & RP_intYear=2009 & RP_intLanguageID=1 & RP_bitLiveData=False .
8. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), “ Value Added Services, ” August 23, 2009,
http://www.pta.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content & task=view & id=651 & Itemid=604 .
9. Mark Whitton, “ What WiMAX Means for the Enterprise, ” TMCNet, April 2007, http://www
.tmcnet.com/voip/0406/featurearticle-what-wimax-means-for-enterprise.htm .
10. ITU, “ Internet Indicators. ”
11. Babar Bhatti, “ End of PTCL Monopoly in Broadband, ” All Things Pakistan, May 23, 2009,
http://pakistaniat.com/2009/05/23/broadband-pakistan/ .
12. Transworld Associates, “ TW1 Fiber Optic Cable Project, ” accessed November 29, 2010, http://
www.tw1.com/index.php?action=text .
13. Don ’ t Block the Blog, “ Committee Formed to Block Websites, ” September 3, 2006, http://
dbtb.org/2006/09/03/committee-formed-to-block-websites/ .
14. Ministry of Information Technology, “ De-regulation Policy for the Telecommunication
Sector, ” July 2003, http://www.pta.gov.pk/media/telecom25092003.pdf .