Parliamentary Secretary Sajid Mehdi informed the National Assembly (NA) that 86,000 SIM cards had been deactivated due to their involvement in anti-state activities.
This statement was in response to a call-to-attention notice raised by Asiya Naz Tanoli about the spread of misinformation on social media.
Mr. Mehdi confirmed that the government had blocked the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to tackle misinformation. He also noted that the 86,000 SIM cards were blocked for similar reasons.
He mentioned that amendments to the Electronic Crimes Act are expected soon to strengthen regulations on fake news.