X remains inaccessible for several Pakistani users on sixth straight day
Multiple petitioners move SHC over disruptions in access to social media platform X
X remains down for several Pakistani users on the sixth straight day!
Services of X, formerly Twitter, went down in Pakistan on Saturday evening.
Ass reported social media users were unable to access the microblogging platform without using a Virtual Private Network (VPN).
Despite Sindh High Court Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi’s order to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTI) to immediately restore internet services in the country, X remains down by the filing of this report.
The Sindh High Court (SHC) Thursday directed the authorities to restore social media platform X, formerly Twitter, and ensure uninterrupted access to the site across the country.
SHC Chief Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi took a plea filed by multiple petitioners including Zarrar Khuhro, Amber Shamsi, Zebunnisa Burki, and others for hearing.
The petition has been filed against intermittent disruptions faced by users in accessing the renowned social media platform which has witnessed various “unannounced” sporadic suspensions in recent weeks.
During today’s hearing, the chief justice questioned whose directions the social media site suspended.
“How long [social media platform] X has been down?” the judge questioned.
To this, the petitioner’s lawyer apprised the court that only the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has the authority to suspend access to the social media platform.
“PTA should be asked [to disclose] who issued the directives to suspend [social media site] X,” the counsel said.
