Islamabad: High Court in Pakistan on Monday ordered a temporary suspension of Chinese video sharing applications Tiktok to “spread immorality”, three months after the country raised a forced ban.
The Sindh High Court ordered the Pakistani telecommunications authority (PTA) to suspend the application to the next audience on July 8 “.
Ali Zeb, a resident of Pakpättan in Punjab Province, alleged that Tiktok promoted evil, with people who use drugs and weapons and upload videos, While the use of Tiktok in institutions is poor for students.
The applicant said the individual also made a business record such as an attempt to commit suicide to get sights about Tiktok, while the content was against Pakistani Islamic law.
The Petitioner requested that the effective strengthening policy be carried out by turning off Tiktok Partial and ordered the government to form a mechanism to censor content.
It is for the second time the application has been banned in this country this year.
In March, the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had taken similar actions on the petition submitted by several citizens.
However, PHC , after a few Sunday, has raised a ban by asking PTA to take steps so there is no “immoral content” uploaded.
Last year in October, PTA for the first time prohibited Tiktok after receiving complaints on non-donent and immoral content but raised a ban after 10 days.
The Chinese application has convinced PTA which will operate according to the local law to ensure that there is no “indecent content” uploaded.
This application, which is owned by Chinese Bypance, has been downloaded nearly 39 million times in Pakistan.