Form No: HCJD/C-121. ORDER SHEET IN THE ISLAMABAD HIGH COURT, ISLAMABAD. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT Writ Petition No.728 of 2024 Ehtisham Abbasi Vs Federation of Pakistan, etc. S. No. of order/ proceedings Date of order/ Proceedings 05.03.2024 Order with signature of Judge and that of parties or counsel where necessary. M/s Amna Ali, Ansar Ali Kayani, Muhammad Masroof Khan and Shaheena Shahab Ud Din, Advocates for the petitioner. Through the instant petition, the petitioner seeks, inter-alia, direction to the respondents to lift the ban on ‘X ‘ (Twitter). 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner, inter-alia, contended that the ban has been imposed on Social Media Platform ‘X’ (formally known as Twitter) since 17.02.2024 without any justification or basis. 3. Notice to the respondents for the next week. C.M No.01 of 2024 Notice C.M No.02 of 2024 The exemption sought for is allowed subject to all just and legal exceptions. (CHIEF JUSTICE) Niqab

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