ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government’s YouTube account was suspended on Friday on charges of copyright infringement after a local vlogger complained that his footage was used without permission.

The suspension came after Irfan Junejo , who is popular for his travelogues, registered a complaint with the Google-owned YouTube.

He said footage from one of his travelogues from a northwestern hill station was used by the Pakistan government to promote “family friendly activities in Pakistan”.

Junejo said the government had never asked him that his footage would be used. Media quoted Zaigham Abbas , coordinator of government’s media cell, as saying that the government gave him credits in the description of the video. “Just giving video credits does not mean you have permission to use the clips,” Junejo said.

