The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority, seeking their responses to an application requesting that they be made parties to a case seeking a ban on social media use by children under 16.

ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (APP): The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has issued notices to the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority, seeking their responses to an application requesting that they be made parties to a case seeking a ban on social media use by children under 16.

Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar heard the miscellaneous application.

The petitioner, Waqas Nasir, was represented by lawyers Muhammad Jalal Haider and Yahya Fareed Khawaja, who requested the court to include NADRA and the Social Media Protection and Regulatory Authority as respondents in the main case.

The court sought replies from both entities and adjourned the hearing.

The petitioner has filed a petition seeking a ban on social media use by children below the age of 16.