Pakistan, March 21 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) has given the federal government a "final chance" to explain its decision to ban social media platform X (formerly Twitter). The court questioned the complete ban, stating that objectionable content can be blocked without shutting down an entire platform. The case stems from a suspension of X in February last year.

PTA Chairman Major Gen (retd) Hafeez Ur Rehman appeared in court, submitting a written response to the petitions. The government's lawyer, Asad Bajwa, argued that the Ministry of Interior lacks a system to track individual internet usage, which led to the blanket ban. The court was skeptical, with Chief Justice Aalia Neelum questioning the lack of a tracking system.

The court ...