Pakistan Government’s reason for Banning X(Twitter) is a threat to National Security or PTI’s Narrative
Pakistan Government's reason for Banning X(Twitter) is a threat to National Security or PTI's Narrative
Since the elections in Pakistan this year, the social media platform X (Twitter) has been facing a shutdown in the country, and now the country’s government has also confirmed its shutdown.
Twitter was closed on February 17 this year, but the government has not confirmed it. Finally, the government had to admit before the court that the social media platform was shut down on its orders. Last month, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) told the Sindh High Court during a hearing that the ban on ‘X’ was imposed on the orders of the Interior Ministry.
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The issue of the ban on ‘X’ was also raised in the Islamabad High Court, where yesterday, officials of the Ministry of Interior told Chief Justice Amir Farooq during the hearing that the social media platform was banned based on intelligence agency reports. The Islamabad High Court summoned the Home Secretary on April 17 in his capacity, declaring this answer unsatisfactory. The government of Pakistan has been under heavy criticism for the ban on ‘X,’ and they have officially confirmed the ban.
Pakistan is not the first country where ‘X’ has been shut down. Still, the list also includes countries like Russia, Iran, China, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, and North Korea, where either authoritarian regimes are in force or against democratic values. Allegations of trespassing are made. Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Pakistan’s local channel Geo News on Wednesday that the ban on ‘X’ was imposed during the caretaker government, but Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government maintained the ban.
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The Pakistani minister stated that ‘X’ was being used ‘against the interests of the state’ by taking funding from enemies of the country and also harming the economy. He said, ‘I understand that this ban should not be in principle, but when there are statements that harm national security and national interest, how to protect against it? What mechanism do we have to prevent this?’
He suggested that a parliamentary committee comprising members of opposition parties, journalists, and YouTubers should formulate a code of conduct for social media. “I am in favor of removing the ban, but there must be conditions that we will not harm the country’s security and the country’s interest of expression.
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