The Lahore High Court has sought replies from the federal government and the Pakistan Tele­communi­cation Authority (PTA) on a petition challenging the suspension of internet service and access to different social media platforms in the country.

Advocate Abuzar Sal­man Niazi, the petitioner in person, contended before the court that the entire social media platforms incl­uding Facebook, Twitter and YouTube had been blocked for an indefinite period. He said the internet service on mobile phones had also been suspended by the PTA.

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