Islamabad, June 28: India has banned the official Twitter accounts of several Pakistani diplomatic missions, journalists and some prominent personalities under the Information Technology Act, 2000, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad has claimed.
“Diminishing space for plurality of voices & access to info in India is extremely alarming,” the tweet added.
The Ministry called out Twitter, saying that social media platforms should abide by the applicable international norms.
It said that the government of Pakistan is urging the tech company to restore access to the restricted accounts immediately and ensure adherence to democratic freedoms of speech and expression.
Meanwhile, the Twitter handles of journalists, including The News and Geo News reporter in London, Murtaza Ali Shah and CJ Werleman have also been withheld by the company under India’s Information Technology Act, 2000, Geo News reported.
Murtaza Ali Shah has around 550,000 followers on his verified Twitter @MurtazaViews account.
He has been associated with The News and Geo for more than 17 years.
Shah confirmed he received an email notice from Twitter about India’s legal action against his account.
IANS