Pakistan has banned Wikipedia in the country because it hurt their feelings

Under Pakistan law, anyone guilty of insulting Islam or Islamic figures can be sentenced to death.

However, the country has yet to carry out the sentence for blasphemy.

According to the outlet, regulator Malahat Obaid said: “Such things hurt the sentiments of Muslims.”

Wikipedia also confirmed the ban via a tweet: “We believe that access to knowledge is a human right. A block of @Wikipedia in Pakistan denies the 5th most populous nation in the world access to the largest free knowledge repository.

"If it continues, it will also deprive everyone access to Pakistan's history and culture.”

They continued: "We hope that the Pakistan government joins us in a commitment to knowledge as a human right and restores access to @Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects promptly, so that the people of Pakistan can continue to receive and share knowledge with the world.

“Pakistan’s media regulator and other authorities should try to find some viable technical solution to such problems as blasphemous content is available everywhere,” he said.

“It is equal to a drop in the ocean of knowledge.”

However, three days after the site was censored, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reinstated it.

In a statement written by his office, they deemed it ‘not a suitable measure to restrict access to some objectionable contents/sacrilegious matter on it.’

“The unintended consequences of this blanket ban, therefore, outweigh its benefits,” they added.

However, 10 days later, the ban was reversed by PTA after the Chinese sharing platform promised it would control its 'unlawful' content.

“PTA will continue to monitor the platform in order to ensure that unlawful content contrary to Pakistan’s law and societal values is not disseminated.”