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Govt given 'last chance' to explain X ban

Summary by The Express Tribune
The Lahore High Court (LHC) has given "the final chance" to the federal government to explain the mechanism it adopted while imposing a ban on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The LHC observed that objectionable content on a social media platform can be blocked but the presence of such content does not warrant a complete ban on a platform. A three-member bench led by LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Thursday resumed hearing the petiti…

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Govt given 'last chance' to explain X ban

The Lahore High Court (LHC) has given "the final chance" to the federal government to explain the mechanism it adopted while imposing a ban on social media platform X, formerly Twitter. The LHC observed that objectionable content on a social media platform can be blocked but the presence of such content does not warrant a complete ban on a platform. A three-member bench led by LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum on Thursday resumed hearing the petiti…

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has given the federal government the “last chance” to explain the suspension of social media platform X, which was blocked on February 17 last year in the country. According to a report by Dawn.com, the ultimatum was issued by LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum in a hearing on Thursday of a petition lodged against the suspension of X by journalist Shakir Mahmood and other complainants.  Justice Neelam remarked that the go…

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LHC Chief Justice Gives Govt 'Last Chance' to Explain Blockage of X

Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Aalia Neelum has given the federal government its “last chance” to explain the ongoing blockage of the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) in Pakistan. March 20th hearing was taken up by a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, who heard the petitions of journalist Shakir Mahmood and others. The federal government, the Ministry of Law, the Ministry of Information and others had been …

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Unblocking X: LHC seeks explanation from govt to resolve issue

LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Thursday sought explanation from the federal government to resolve...

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The Express Tribune broke the news in Pakistan on Friday, March 21, 2025.
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