Islamabad – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has threatened the Chairman of the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) with contempt of court after the body failed to submit a reply to a petition against the blocking of the official website of the Awami Workers Party (AWP). The court asked the PTA to submit its comments within a fortnight or have its chairman face contempt proceedings. Last month, the AWP filed a writ petition in the IHC against the blocking of their official website by the PTA. Since PTA had not filed comments even after passage of one month, the AWP filed an application seeking appropriate directions from the Court. The party says it has filed the writ petition as a last resort since the website continues to be inaccessible.

Source: Pakistan Today March 21, 2019 10:43 UTC