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Closure of social media App X: LHC summons federal govt counsel

The petition filed by Hafiz Shakir Mehmood came up for hearing before a single bench of LHC led by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan

By ONLINE
March 16, 2024
X logo displayed on a laptop screen and X logo displayed on a phone screen. — AFP/File
X logo displayed on a laptop screen and X logo displayed on a phone screen. — AFP/File

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) has summoned counsel for the federal government in the matter of closure of social media app X.

The petition filed by Hafiz Shakir Mehmood came up for hearing before a single bench of LHC led by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan.

The petitioner took the plea that closing X is tantamount to snatching freedom and basic rights. Freedom of any citizen cannot be snatched constitutionally. Federal government and others have been made respondents in the petition.