Islamabad AG Ayaz Shaukat Appointed Chairman of Newly-Established Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority

Islamabad AG Ayaz Shaukat appointed chairman of newly-established Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority

Incumbent advocate general Islamabad to tender his resignation after Eid vacations, sources say; five members notified.

Ayaz Shaukat named inaugural chairman of social media protection, regulatory authority

ISLAMABAD: : Senior lawyer Ayaz Shaukat has been appointed as the pioneering Chairman of the newly established Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority. The Ministry of Interior officially announced the appointment through a notification issued on Thursday, which also confirmed the appointment of five members to serve alongside him for a term of five years. The appointed members include prominent journalist Sohail Iqbal Bhatti, along wit…

Pakistan's Social Media Watchdog Has a Chairman, And a Law That Gives Him Real Teeth

Copyright protected content copied from PhoneWorld website. Pakistan’s digital landscape crossed a significant threshold on March 18, 2026, when the Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control officially appointed Ayyaz Shaukat as the founding Chairman of the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority, the powerful body created to regulate online content across the country. The notification marks the formal activation of an authority that h…