US EditionAdditional session judge suspends order banning YouTube channels
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, JUL 11 – The Islamabad court suspended the ban on 27 YouTube channels after complaints about due process, amid ongoing concerns over laws regulating online speech under Pakistan's cybercrime act.
- An Islamabad additional sessions judge suspended an order banning 27 YouTube channels, including those of journalists and former Prime Minister Imran Khan, on July 11, 2025.
- The original ban stemmed from a judicial magistrate's order accusing the channels of sharing fake, defamatory, and anti-state content without prior notice to the content creators.
- The suspension followed petitions by two journalists, supported by human rights lawyers who argued the magistrate court lacked jurisdiction and the process was one-sided.
- Human Rights Commission of Pakistan criticized the ban, stating it conflated dissent with criminal activity and emphasized that freedom of expression is fundamental for accountability and diverse viewpoints.
- The suspension implies continued legal challenges and highlights tensions between government crackdowns on dissent and digital rights advocates defending free speech in Pakistan.
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