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This is hilarious. It seems PTV, Pakistan’s state-run television channel muted the Indian national anthem whenever it was played at the victory ceremonies at the Commonwealth Games 2006. I am not sure if that is true but if it is, I can only pity the poor Pakistanis who kept away from the ‘evil’ of Indian athletes winning the gold or from hearing our national anthem. Wait, there is more. They blanked out the entire section of the Ceremony when India presented their welcome performance for the next Commonwealth Games (2010) in Delhi. How paranoid can you get especially in this age of ubiquitous information via the Internet.
Word has come through that after blocking Blogger.com last month, the Pakistani authorities had blocked Wikipedia, the online treasure-house of information for a while. But it seems that they have lifted the block for now. What was that? A test run? I am not sure where Pakistan is headed but I am sure it isn’t the right direction. Will it be Dubya’s next target to ’spread democracy’? Nah! they are good friends as of now; we have to wait for the knife in the back.
by Patrix | on Friday, March 31st, 2006 at 5:53 pm | 
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March 31st, 2006 at 6:08 pm reply
i thought neurotics existed only in the western world…………
March 31st, 2006 at 6:48 pm reply
M, every region has one and if they are really unlucky, two.
April 1st, 2006 at 1:36 am reply
This is ridiculous!
Are you sure about the blogger bit? I think Amit Verma mentioned on his blog that Pakistanis had never blocked Blogger.
April 1st, 2006 at 9:14 am reply
Confused, I had confirmed reports from Pakistani bloggers that it is/was true.
April 1st, 2006 at 9:26 am reply
Some things can never change.
April 2nd, 2006 at 8:31 pm reply
[...] Levity on Monday mornings more than makes up for missed Sunday Levity posts. Since we are on the subject of soft-power, Patrix describes an incident that illustrates to what absurd lengths the Pakistani government can go in its bid to prevent Indian ‘influence’. It seems PTV, Pakistan’s state-run television channel muted the Indian national anthem whenever it was played at the victory ceremonies at the Commonwealth Games 2006. I am not sure if that is true but if it is, I can only pity the poor Pakistanis who kept away from the ‘evil’ of Indian athletes winning the gold or from hearing our national anthem. Wait, there is more. They blanked out the entire section of the Ceremony when India presented their welcome performance for the next Commonwealth Games (2010) in Delhi. How paranoid can you get especially in this age of ubiquitous information via the Internet. [NEFA] Home | Permalink | [...]
April 3rd, 2006 at 1:59 am reply
They do block websites. Not only did they block blogger but at least one blog that was not hosted on blogger.
I should know.
April 3rd, 2006 at 9:47 am reply
Nitin, they sure do. I remember you mentioning about it few months back. I would consider that as a compliment to your honest opinions.