The Peshawar High Court gave the order to ban the social media platform TikTok, on Thursday.
PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan directed the Pakistan Tele Communication Authority (PTA) to ban TikTok over obscene content. Chief Justice gave the order while hearing a petition against the social media platform.
PTA Director and deputy attorney generals were also present in the hearing. Justice Qaiser Khan said videos being uploaded to TikTok were “unacceptable for Pakistani society”. “TikTok is affecting most of the youth. Reports being received about the platform in Peshawar are sad,” he added.
Justice Khan said the platform should be immediately closed. He questioned whether the closure would hurt the platform, to which PTA director responded, yes.
The PTA director said the authority had sent a request to TikTok officials but had not yet received a “positive response”.
“TikTok should be closed down unless their officials comply with your request and cooperate with you to prevent immoral content,” said Justice Khan. “It will be closed until your request is processed,” he added.