LAHORE: A local developer has come up with social networking website by the name of ‘MillatFacebook’ to facilitate the users of the banned Facebook in Pakistan.

The website was launched through the Judicial Activism Panel at the Lahore High Court Bar Association here on Tuesday.

The developers of MillatFacebook say they have launched the website for those who want to seek alternative to Facebook after its ban in Pakistan. The local network has all the features and efficiency which the banned one would offer, they claim, and add that their website will also serve as a warning for every website which would try to commit any sacrilegious act in future.

JAP chairman Muhammad Azhar Siddique said Pakistanis were not against modern technology but wanted its use within moral and religious bounds. He lauded the effort of Global IT Vision, the creator of MillatFacebook, and appealed to the Muslims to make the website a great success.

“We should give a strong message to the western world that we are independent Muslims who do not rely on such websites which insult our worthy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him),” Azhar added. LHCBA President Mian Abdul Qaddus, Secretary Babar Murtaza Khan and Advocate Ahmad Sibtain Fazli also spoke.
Source: Dawn
Date:5/26/2010