Pakistan bans, then unblocks, Wikipedia amid digital freedom fight

Government's internet policy could have profound economic effects: experts

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Pakistan briefly sought to ban Wikipedia before intervention from the top. Activists say the move is part of a larger pattern of trying to control the internet. (Source photos by AP and Yuki Kohara)

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- A short-lived ban on Wikipedia in Pakistan has highlighted authorities' on-again, off-again efforts to restrict access to the internet -- a habit that experts say undermines the country's nascent knowledge economy.

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