It seems that the online site of India Today has been banned in Pakistan. The ban seems to be over the issue of the magazine recently recently publishing an offensive photo of Pakistan’s Army chief General Raheel Sharif.
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The magazine in its last issue had published the picture of General Raheel Sharif with a slap-mark on his cheek. On these grounds, concerned citizen Abdul Hameed had petitioned to the Lahore High Court to block access to the website. The HC however disposed of the petition saying that only the parliament that is the elected authorities were authorised to take a decision in this regard.
However, it seemed that the ban is already in place and the message that the site contains content that is prohibited for viewership from within Pakistan comes up when the site is accessed.
