Pakistan's Interior Ministry defended blocking social media platform X, citing it as a national security threat and denying contravention of Article 19.

Pakistan's Interior Ministry defended its decision to block social media platform X (formerly Twitter), asserting it as a national security threat. The ministry submitted its response to the Sindh High Court, asserting that the ban does not contravene Article 19 of the Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and expression. The government maintains that all legal requirements were fulfilled before imposing the ban, and that X has been used to upload hate speech against national institutions, prompting concerns about national security and dignity.