The Ministry of Interior and intelligence services gave the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) instructions to block the social media site, the PTA said the court last month, according to the report.
Digital Desk: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered the Ministry of Interior to revoke its suspension decision within a week on Wednesday, a report said. Since the party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan called for statewide rallies over alleged election manipulation in February, Pakistani social media users have been unable to access the Elon Musk-owned platform.
While considering many petitions on the suspension of the social media site formerly known as Twitter, SHC Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi questioned the Interior Ministry, asking, "What are you (Interior Ministry) achieving via shutting down trivial things...? The world must laugh at us,” Geo News reported.
The government decided to restrict access to the social media platform, alleging national security dangers, which resulted in the suspension of Elon Musk's company, X, in February.
The Ministry of Interior and intelligence services gave the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) instructions to block the social media site, the PTA said the court last month, according to the report.
PTA stated that the aforementioned ministry will only give directives for the temporary suspension of social networking websites and applications, mobile internet data services, and applications after carefully reviewing all pertinent facts and situations.
The Interior Ministry notified the Islamabad High Court in a different case that "content uploaded on the internet" poses a "threat" to the nation's national security in response to the regulatory body's remark, according to The News International.
SHC CJ Abbasi emphasized during the hearing on Wednesday that the Interior Ministry is not authorized by law to act upon reports that are given by intelligence agencies.
The petitioner's attorney expressed regret for the ban and claimed that accessing X and other social media sites does not result in "blasts."
The chief justice of the SHC stated, "In retrospect, it appears that no reason was given to suspend X," and threatened to issue orders if the Interior Ministry did not revoke the directives it had issued on February 17.
The Ministry of Interior was then ordered to provide justification for the social networking platform's blocking by the court, which continued by postponing the hearing till May 9.
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