Will not support shutting down any social media platform: Federal IT Minister

Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Aminul Haq says that he will not support the blocking of any social media platform, but no exception will be made in matters of national security.

While chairing the meeting of the Prime Minister’s Task Force on Information Technology and Telecom, he said that temporarily shutting down the Tik Tok application is not the solution to the problem, but the purpose of this process is to bring the social media apps under the country’s rules and regulations. It was to be subordinated to.

Aminul Haque further said that it is important to move in the right direction and we are working very hard along these lines, not only on social media but on any media platform once morest the propaganda once morest the national security agencies and their Insults will not be tolerated.

The federal minister said that social media laws have been approved by the cabinet following which a formal notification was issued by the Ministry of Information Technology.

He said that ‘We have maintained our principled position everywhere that Pakistan is a strong supporter of business development and innovation in information technology and construction sectors’.

Aminul Haq further said that ‘Our policies have many incentives for foreign investors, we are also providing facilities and Pakistani markets are also being opened on a large scale to get huge profits.

However, everyone must abide by Pakistan’s laws regarding national security, hate speech and immoral content.

The Federal Minister made it clear that the shutdown of Jaz (Mobile Network Company) network on tax matters by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) a few days ago was not a favorable action and he also expressed his concerns. .

He said that instead of sealing the head office of the company, some other way might have been taken. FBR’s action has caused concern among the networking companies operating in the country.

During the meeting, he also informed the participants regarding the positive discussions held with the Chief Minister of Sindh regarding the reduction of sales tax on IT products in the province.

The federal minister said that ‘I am satisfied with the future installation of more mobile towers through fiber optics, increase in mobile phone connections and improvement and provision of broadband’.