Islamabad High Court comes down hard on PTA over new social media rules
Shares
*The Islamabad High Court (IHC) came down hard on the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) over the new social media rules.*
During the hearing, IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that the PTA should take into account the objections raised by the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) regarding the social media rules.
When the PTA lawyer started to give an example of India, the judge restrained him and said if India doing something wrong, does that give Pakistan the reason to do the same?
He asked who had proposed these new rules and which authority approved them, *Express News* reported. The court said that if these rules discourage criticism, it will also discourage accountability.
The IHC said no government or law and order is above criticism, adding that criticism should be encouraged and not discouraged.
