Fawad Chaudhry lashes out at TikTok ban, condemns 'judicial activism'

 

  • Pakistan already suffering from losses in billions due to judicial activism, says Fawad Chaudhry. 
  • "What are the courts doing?" asks Fawad Chaudhry. 
  • Pakistan will never be able to come out of its economic crisis if it doesn't carry out judicial reforms, says minister. 

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry has lashed out at the Sindh High Court's (SHC) verdict banning TikTok across Pakistan till July 8, terming it "judicial activism". 

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The high court issued an order Monday to suspend the video-sharing app TikTok across Pakistan till July 8, nearly three months after the country had lifted a ban imposed on it.

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