LHC to hear petitions against X (Twitter) ban on April 24

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has scheduled a hearing on petitions filed against the long-standing ban on X (Twitter) in Pakistan.
In this regard, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Alia Neelam will hear the petitions against the ban on X on April 24.

The court has summoned the Attorney General of Pakistan in his personal capacity. The petitioner has taken the position that the closure of X (Twitter) is a violation of fundamental human rights.

It should be noted that it has been almost a year since Twitter was blocked in Pakistan, and users are having to use various VPNs for direct access.

Earlier, the micro blogging platform X, formally known as Twitter, is not shutting down in Pakistan at least for now, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) confirmed Thursday.

The development was revealed during the hearing of a petition challenging the closure of the social media site in the Sindh High Court.

During the proceedings, the PT confirmed that it had withdrawn the notification that led to the platform’s suspension.

The PTA’s advocate informed the court that the earlier directive for shutting down access to X had been rescinded.

The court inquired whether this meant the platform was now restored.

However, lawyer Moeez Jafri, representing the opposing party stated that despite the withdrawal of the notification, users were still unable to access X.