Islamabad, March 5 -- Amid the suspension of social media platform 'X' in Pakistan, the Islamabad High Court issued notices to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Ministry of Information on a petition challenging the suspension, The Express Tribune reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, the platform 'X' has been blocked since the Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of engaging in 'rigging,' a charge refuted by both the electoral watchdog and the Chief Justice. The social media app had earlier been suspended during the run-up to the February 8 polls.

The petition, filed by Ehtisham Abbasi on Monday, named the information ministr...