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  Video-sharing platform TikTok is now blocked in Pakistan after the country's authorities ordered it to filter its "obscene" content. The decision comes a month after a similar crackdown on dating apps, including Tinder.         Pakistan on Friday banned video-sharing platform TikTok in the country after a "number of complaints from different segments of the society against immoral/indecent content on the video-sharing application," the Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said in a statement. The telecom regulator said it had issued warnings to TikTok to moderate unlawful content, but the social media company failed to comply with its instructions. Arslan Khalid, an advisor to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, backed the PTA's warning to TikTok in June to filter its "obscene content." He claimed that the "exploitation, objectification (and) sexualization of young girls on TikTok" was causing pain to parents. On Friday, the telecom author...

  This article is about the country in South Asia. For other uses, see  c (disambiguation) . Coordinates :  30°N 70°E Islamic Republic of Pakistan اِسلامی جمہوریہ پاكِستان ( Urdu ) Islāmī Jumhūriyah Pākistān [1] Flag State emblem Motto:  Īmān, Ittihād, Nazam ایمان، اتحاد، نظم (Urdu) “Faith, Unity, Discipline” [2] Anthem:  Qaumī Tarānah قَومی ترانہ “The National Anthem” MENU0:00 Land controlled by Pakistan shown in dark green; land claimed but not controlled shown in light green Capital Islamabad 33°41′30″N 73°03′00″E Largest city Karachi 24°51′36″N 67°00′36″E Official languages English  •  Urdu Recognised regional languages Punjabi  (39%) •  Pashto  (18%) •  Sindhi  (15%) •  Balochi  (3%) Sub-provincial Saraiki  (12%) •  Shina  •  Kashmiri  (0.17%) Other languages Hindko  •  Balti  •  Pahari-Pothwari  •  Khowar  •  Buru...