Islamabad High Court has issued notices to Pakistan Telecommunication (PTA) and Ministry of IT in the case related to installation of firewall and internet slowdown while Chief Justice Aamir Farooq has remarked that before we issue any order. Go on, tell what’s really going on.
Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Justice Aamir Farooq heard the petition against slow internet speed and installation of firewall in the country, advocate Iman Mazari appeared in the court on behalf of the petitioner.
During the hearing, Chief Justice Amir Farooq inquired that the internet has become slow these days. Before we issue an order, let us know what actually happened. Which ministry is concerned with this, to find out what is the reason for the decrease in internet speed? Ask the PTA or the Ministry of Information Technology regarding this?
Advocate Iman Mazari told the court that the PTA was silent on the issue.
Objections to the application against installation of firewall and internet shutdown, fixed for hearing
The Chief Justice of Islamabad High Court inquired who should be called from among the Secretary, Joint Secretary, to which lawyer Iman Mazari replied that we request that the senior officials of the concerned ministries be called.
Chief Justice Amir Farooq said that he will be called who knows about the matter and can brief the court.
Later, the Islamabad High Court issued notices to the parties and sought their response till Monday and adjourned the hearing of the case.