Pakistan High Court orders government to restore X in one week

A Pakistan High Court ruling on Wednesday mandated the government to reinstate the social media platform X within a week, according to a lawyer. This decision comes after over two months of disruption, which was initially ordered by the interior ministry.

The platform, previously identified as Twitter, has experienced limited accessibility since February 17. This restriction coincided with protests called for by the party of incarcerated former Prime Minister Imran Khan, following a government official's acknowledgment of electoral manipulation in the February elections.

In court documents, Pakistan's communications authority acknowledged that it was directed by the Interior Ministry to enforce the shutdown of the platform.


"The Sindh High Court has given the government one week to withdraw the letter, failing which, on the next date, they will pass appropriate orders," Moiz Jaaferi, a lawyer challenging the ban, told AFP.

Inputs from AFP