Pakistan's interior ministry said on Wednesday (Apr 17) it blocked access to social media platform X around the time of February's election on national security concerns, confirming a long-suspected shutdown.

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During the hearing on Wednesday, SHC CJ Abbasi highlighted that the “law does not empower the Interior Ministry to act on reports forwarded by intelligence agencies”

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India

Pakistan High Court orders government to restore X in one week: lawyer

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A Pakistan High Court on Wednesday said the government must restore social media platform X within one week, a lawyer said, after more than two months of disruption ordered by the interior ministry. The platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been rarely accessible since February 17, when jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party called for protests against a government official's admission of vote manipulation in February's election. Pak…

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Gautam Adani

New Delhi

Delhi

Pakistan High Court Orders Government To Restore X Within 1 Week

The Elon Musk-owned X has been suspended since February owing to the government's decision to curb access to the platform citing national security threats.

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Pakistan blocked social media platform X over ‘misuse’ concerns; ‘world must laugh at us,’ court says

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -     Pakistan's interior ministry said on Wednesday it blocked access to social media platform X around the time of February's election on national security concerns, confirming a long-suspected shutdown. Read full story

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Malaysia

Social media platform X blocked in Pakistan over national security, ministry says

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Singapore

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's interior ministry said on Wednesday it blocked access to social media platform X in February on national security concerns, confirming a long-suspected shutdown. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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X logo displayed on a laptop screen and X logo displayed on a phone screen. — AFP/FileKARACHI: With people in Pakistan still facing difficulties in accessing social media platform X, the Sindh High Court  Wednesday directed the Ministry of Interior to revoke its letter regarding...

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Pakistan

X closure in Pakistan: Interior ministry ordered to revoke directives within week

Pakistan's interior ministry on Wednesday (Apr 17) told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it blocked access to social media platform X during the general election in February because of concerns over its misuse and national security concerns. 
Since February, dozens of users in Pakistan reported problems using X, but the government never made any official announcements.

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Noida

Uttar Pradesh

Pakistan blocked social media platform X over national security, ministry says

Pakistan’s interior ministry said on Wednesday it had blocked access to social media platform X around the time of February’s election on national security concerns, confirming a long-suspected shutdown.

Social media platform X blocked in Pakistan over national security, ministry says

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