In Pakistan, ISPs enjoyed a great growth in past 2-3 years & according to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority website (PTA) the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 414,000 (in Jun 2009) to 1,294,000 (in March 2011). This reflects the 218% growth in broadband subscribers in the year 2009-10 & further 144% growth in the year 2010-11.
It seems that Pakistan is advancing in Information Technology & the door of knowledge has widened for the people of Pakistan. But there is a dark side of this advancement as well, which is not equally intense as the bright side but has much significance. It is not strange, that the growth in broadband industry is some how directly related to pornography.
According to the responsible sources about 40% of the total internet traffic in Pakistan is adult / pornography related & online pornography is the major contributor to the growth of internet in Pakistan
Here are some shocking facts that clearly shows the intensity of pornography viewership in Pakistan
- 7 out of 100 most visited websites in Pakistan are pornographic (excluding torrents use to download adult videos) [Alexa Websites Ranking http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries/PK]
- Pakistan ranks 1st in the world for the search of word “xxx” on google & there are more that 5,000,000 searches of this particular word on google each month. [Google insight & Google adwords: http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=xxx&date=today%2012-m&cmpt=q]
- Lahore & Rawalpindi regions are the leading hunter of adult related content followed by Quetta , Peshawar & Multan [Google insight http://www.google.com/insights/search/#q=xxx&date=today+12-m&cmpt=q&geo=PK]
There are more similarly offensive keywords that are searched from Pakistan in great numbers. To better judge the extremity, visit google insight & search more statistics http://www.google.com/insights/search/
Thanks to the national telecom service provider (PTCL), with the extension of their DSL service, internet is now even accessible in rural areas & small cities of the country. Due to low educational level in small cities & lack of awareness of the positive use of internet, pornography is the most visited category there. You can even find the Internet Cafes in very small cities which are acting as porn cinema.
Unfortunately, Porn has also gone mobile with the increase in cellular internet usage & cell phone has become the major source of sharing & transferring adult related content by teenagers.
Shameful statistics of Pakistan are in the front of whole world. Declining in economy, education & every positive aspect but making records in pornography viewership.
Keeping in account the severity of online risks including pornography, worldwide people are concerned about the internet safety & using various tools to protect their children and families. In USA, 73% of the people uses internet filter to provide the safe online environment to their families. But in Pakistan, we don’t think that way. Fortunately, there are tools, but unfortunately, we don’t use them. To know more about online safety please visit www.awarenessmission.org
I would ask the readers to analyze the online activities of yourself, your family & the people around you & decide whether we are using the technology in a fair way or we are ruining ourselves with it.
Please share your ideas, thoughts & experiences. Discussion may lead us to the solution of this problem
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