The Interior Ministry informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday that the ban on social networking site X, formerly Twitter, was necessary following the platform’s failure to address concerns regarding its misuse.
Interior Secretary Khurram Agha, on behalf of the ministry, submitted a report in court in response to a petition challenging the ban on the social media platform.
The report also requested the court to dismiss the petition stating that ‘no right of the petitioner has been deprived’.
The report maintained that the “failure of Twitter/X to adhere to the lawful directives of the government of Pakistan and address concerns regarding the misuse of its platform necessitated the imposition of a ban”. It added that the petition against the closure of X is contrary to law and facts.
The FIA Cybercrime Wing had requested X to ban accounts that were propagating against the chief justice, the report said.
It noted that X officials ignored the requests of the FIA Cybercrime Wing and did not respond, following which the decision to temporarily close the site was taken.
