Pakistan's prolonged ban on X exposes fear of dissent, critics say

Pakistan's prolonged ban on X exposes fear of dissent, critics say

Islamabad — “I have a sword hanging over my head,” says journalist Asad Ali Toor. A vocal critic of Pakistan’s state institutions, Toor was arrested February 26 for, among other charges, running a malicious campaign against government officials. He has pleaded not guilty and is out on bail, awaiting trial. As Pakistan enters a third month of suspension of social media platform X — formerly Twitter — Toor, with nearly 300,000 followers, said disr…