ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has withdrawn its notification regarding the suspension of X (formerly Twitter).
PTA’s lawyer, Ahsan Imam, confirmed the retraction of the ban notice during a Sindh High Court hearing over petitions requesting immediate restoration of the site.
During the court proceedings, the judge inquired whether the withdrawal of the notification meant that Twitter was reinstated.
Despite this, Advocate Moez Jaffri, representing the petitioners, noted that access to ‘X had not yet been restored.
The court observed that the absence of a ban notification implied that X should now be operational.
The PTA’s lawyer expressed a lack of information regarding the notification’s withdrawal and faced criticism for having separate representatives for different petitions.
The court was informed that, despite a response from the federal government stating ‘X’ was operational as of March 28, the platform remained inaccessible.
The Deputy Attorney General cited intelligence concerns for the initial suspension, prompting the court to request detailed reasons for the ban. –Agencies
