The applicant replied that X has been shutdown in the country since February 17.
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday issued notices to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the Ministry of Information on a petition filed against the shutdown of social media site X (Twitter).
According to the details, Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Aamer Farooq heard the petition against the closure of X.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice asked if X is closed? To which the applicant replied that X has been shutdown in the country since February 17.
Justice Aamer Farooq asked the petitioner's lawyer that this matter was also under hearing in the Sindh High Court (SHC), what happened to that? The petitioner's lawyer replied that the contempt petition has to be heard in the SHC today.
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court issued notices to PTA and Ministry of Information for next week.
It is pertinent to note that access to the social media platform X has been blocked in the country since February 17. Due to the shutdown of the social media platform, users are facing difficulties, while most of the users of X are forced to use the social media app through VPN.
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