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April 17, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has sweeping powers to proscribe any organisation that is found involved in three activities, the principal among them being terrorism.
Under the law, the central government may proceed on an ex-parte basis in banning an entity. The interior ministry’s notification, proscribing the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has been sent to numerous institutions for “information and necessary action”.
They include the State Bank of Pakistan, ministries of finance, foreign affairs and Kashmir affairs & Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), the National Security Division, Election Commission of Pakistan, National Counterterrorism Authority, Islamabad chief commissioner, home secretaries of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and GB, Security and Exchange Commission of Pakistan, the Federal Investigation Agency, Immigration & Passport and the Financial Monitoring Unit.
The Ministry of Interior on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to temporarily block access to social media platforms from 11am to 3pm. File
The Ministry of Interior on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to temporarily block access to social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and Telegram from 11am to 3pm. It is requested that immediate action may be taken on the subject matter, the ministry directed the PTA chairman.
Shortly after, the PTA released an official statement saying: In order to maintain public order and safety, access to certain social media applications has been restricted temporarily.
• French embassy advises its citizens to leave Pakistan
• PM vows to maintain writ of state
ISLAMABAD: As the government slapped an expected ban on the ultra rightwing Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) for its involvement in terrorism on Thursday, the French embassy, apparently fearing reprisals, advised the French citizens to leave Pakistan.
The announcement for placing the TLP on the list of banned organisations was made by Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed at a joint press conference with Minister for Religious Affairs Noorul Haq Qadri.
The development followed three days of countrywide violent protests by the TLP activists after the arrest of their leader. Expulsion of French Ambassador to Pakistan was one of the key demands of the protesters.
The Ministry of Interior on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to temporarily block access to social media platforms from 11am to 3pm. File
The Ministry of Interior on Friday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to temporarily block access to social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube and Telegram from 11am to 3pm. It is requested that immediate action may be taken on the subject matter, the ministry directed the PTA chairman.
A copy of the notification issued by the Ministry of Interior.
Shortly after, the PTA released an official statement saying: In order to maintain public order and safety, access to certain social media applications has been restricted temporarily.