The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that it has canceled the directive that led to the blocking of the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter.
At a recent SHC session addressing the petitions filed against the nationwide ban of X, PTA’s lawyer, Saad Siddiqui, announced that the decision to restrict access to the platform had been revoked. The court then inquired if this development meant that X was now accessible in Pakistan.
However, the petitioners’ attorney, Moeez Jafri, pointed out that, despite the revocation of the notice, users were still unable to access X. The court insisted that, given the lack of any standing directive for the shutdown, access should be restored. Meanwhile, another PTA attorney mentioned he was unaware that the blocking order had been canceled.
Earlier, in July, the government had told the SHC that X represented a “national security threat,” which justified its continued ban. The Interior Ministry, in a written statement, defended the restrictions enforced in late May and indicated there were no intentions to reverse the decision.
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