Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque chaired 9th meeting of PM Task Force on IT & Telecom held at the committee room of the Ministry of IT.
Federal Secretary Ministry of IT & Telecom Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqui and Prof Dr. Atta ur Rehman, Co-Chairman of PM Task Force on IT & Telecom were also present in the meeting.
Addressing the meeting, Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Syed Amin Ul Haque said that Ministry of IT is not in the favor of any type of ban on social media applications but there will be no compromise on country’s integrity, security and national interests.
He said that propaganda against state institutions, hate speech, objectionable material and activities against Islamic and social values will not be tolerated on any platform. He said that ban on any application is not the solution of any problem but it is vital to bring social media platforms in the ambit of rules and regulations.
Federal Minister for IT said our policies are very beneficial for foreign investors and we are fully in favor of innovation in the field of technology.
The meeting also discussed Universal Service Fund (USF) projects for the provision of broadband services in unserved and underserved areas of the country and the participants expressed satisfaction on the projects./Ends
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