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Ministry told to restore internet facility for tribal areas

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The Islam­abad High Court has directed the Minis­try of Information Techno­logy to reconnect the erstwhile Federally Adminis­tered Tribal Areas (Fata) to the cyberworld, observing that people there could not be denied access to the internet.

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah admitted a petition filed by a student, Syed Mohammad, and sought a reply from the IT ministry, Pakistan Telecommunica­tion Authority (PTA) as well as other respondents.

The court directed the respondent authorities to submit a reply by April 20 and adjourned the hearing till then.

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