VPN Virtual Private Networks, known as worldwide, have been declared un-Islamic and against Sharia in Pakistan.
This decision was made by Pakistan's Islamic Council. However, it has sparked controversy, with some religious scholars in Pakistan disagreeing with it. Maulana Tariq Jameel has questioned the decision. PTI, Islamabad: Pakistan main constitutional body is facing criticism after declaring the use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to access banned content on the internet as un-Islamic. The Islamic Ideology Council (CII), which advises the Pakistani parliament on making laws in line with Islamic teaching, announced this decision. This has upset digital rights activists and some religious scholars. According to the Dawn newspaper, CII chief Raghib Naeemi stated that using VPNs to access immoral of illegal content goes against Sharia. Tariq Jameel raised a question. Prominent teligious scholar Maulana Tariq Jameel said on social media on Saturday that if watching adult content of blasphemous material is an issue, then before declaring VPN un-Islamic, mobile phones should be declare...