KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) expressed concerns over conflicting statements made by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) regarding the ban on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
The two-judge bench, led by Chief Justice Mohammad Shafi Siddiqui and Justice Omar Sial, was hearing petitions challenging the suspension of mobile internet services and the continued inaccessibility of X despite the withdrawal of the ban.
The Chief Justice Sindh High Court expressed annoyance over at the PTA's change of stance and inquired whether it was professional misconduct or misrepresentation. “Who gave you these instructions, tell me the name, we are sure the instructions must have been issued” CJP remarked.
The Chief Justice Sindh High Court said that the Deputy Attorney General also remained silent on this occasion, the chairman of PTA can be summoned on this matter and court will take contempt of court action on it.
The Sindh High Court asked the lawyer of PTA, do you want the court to review the order.
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The court observed that “We are neither withdrawing nor amending the order, the court clubbed the PTA's plea with other pleas and adjourned the case for further hearing till September 24”.
