Pakistan tightens online censorship with crackdown on VPNs

Ban threatens free expression and economy, critics say

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An industry group is warning that Pakistan's VPN crackdown could mean a $1 billion loss for the IT sector in its first year alone.

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan is set to ban most Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), putting it on the path of countries including China and Russia that have throttled internet access to crack down on dissent.

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