Pakistan blocks access to Twitter amid National Security concerns, Interior Ministry confirms shutdown

Pakistan blocks access to Twitter amid National Security concerns, Interior Ministry confirms shutdown

The Ministry of Interior in Pakistan disclosed on Wednesday that it had restricted access to the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, around the time of the February election due to national security apprehensions, affirming long-held suspicions of a shutdown. Reports of users encountering difficulties accessing X in Pakistan emerged since mid-February, although the government had not formally acknowledged the issue until now. The interior ministry acknowledged the shutdown in a written submission to the Islamabad High Court. Abdul Moiz Jafri, a petitioner and advocate, revealed that another court had instructed the government to review the ban within a week. In its court submission, the ministry pointed out the failure of X to comply with lawful directives from the government and address concerns regarding platform misuse as the rationale behind the ban. The ministry's report, obtained by Reuters, cited X's reluctance to resolve the issue. However, X did not imme…

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