ISLAMABAD (HRNW) – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued notices to the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) and other respondents to submit their response in a case questioning the legitimacy of new social media regulations i.e. the Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020.
However, the court rejected the request to immediately suspend applicability of the Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020, and directed the respondents to present their answers in the miscellaneous application.
As the hearing resumed, the petitioner contended that the government aimed to curtail the freedom of expression by “controlling the social media”.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah responded, “Regulations are done all over the world.”
Advocate Jahangir Khan Jadoon pleaded with the court to ask the government about the status of the new rules being imposed on the social media in Pakistan.
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