A high court in the city of Peshawar ordered the ban after a private complainant said the social media app was spreading indecent content. PHC Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid Khan released the directions.
Pakistan Bans the TikTok App
The PTA said in a statement: “In respectful compliance to the orders of the Peshawar High Court, PTA has issued directions to the service providers to immediately block access to the TikTok App.”
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) March 11, 2021 The TikTok app claimed in a statement that the app was focusing to maintain a safe and positive in-app environment. According to mobile insight firm App Annie, the app had about 33 million users in Pakistan last month while there are about 100 million internet users in the South Asian nation. Recommended Reading: TikTok Ban: PHC orders PTA for immediate ban of Tiktok
