{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_4fayaq3qppqug257ddea","title":"PTA tells IHC: No law exists to ban social media use by children under 16","title_en":null,"outlets":3,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/pta-tells-ihc-it-cannot-enforce-social-media-age-limits-for-minors-4fayaq3qpp","count":3,"items":[{"id":"n_md4gy7gypm4xp7ro473a","seq":1259592,"kind":"article","title":"No law bans social media use by children under 16: PTA submits reply before IHC","url":"https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Oct-2026/law-bans-social-media-use-children-16-pta-submits-reply-ihc","summary":"ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has submitted its detailed reply before the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in a petition seeking a ban on social media use by children under the age of 16.","published":"2026-10-02T00:45:00Z","seen":"2026-10-02T03:55:16Z","lang":"en","country":"PK","source":{"id":"kite-nation-com-pk-98217b","name":"nation.com.pk","domain":"nation.com.pk","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q1972142","name":"The Nation","type":"newspaper","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-nation-com-pk-98217b","topics":["newspaper, regional, islamabad"],"authors":["Shahid Rao","author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q539795","name":"angioplasty","type":"org"},{"id":"Q899285","name":"immunohistochemistry","type":"org"}],"mentions":2,"story":"st_4fayaq3qppqug257ddea","category":"politics","category_p":0.33000001311302185,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.18000000715255737,"political":0.5299999713897705},{"id":"n_fae5gmm2hoi55xesx2va","seq":1240838,"kind":"article","title":"PTA tells IHC: No law exists to ban social media use by children under 16","url":"https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442234/pta-tells-ihc-no-law-exists-to-ban-social-media-use-by-children-under-16","summary":"ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that no law currently exists to ban social media use by children under 16, and that it cannot establish an age-verification system for children beyond the law and its granted powers. The PTA submitted its detailed reply before the IHC in a petition seeking a ban on social media use by children under the age of 16. It stated that a new legal and policy framework is necessary to…","published":"2026-10-02T00:28:38Z","seen":"2026-10-02T00:41:27Z","lang":"en","country":"PK","source":{"id":"kite-brecorder-com-2d523e","name":"brecorder.com","domain":"brecorder.com","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q59705","name":"Business Recorder","type":"newspaper","designations":["newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-brecorder-com-2d523e","topics":["pakistan"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q539795","name":"angioplasty","type":"org"},{"id":"Q899285","name":"immunohistochemistry","type":"org"}],"image":"https://i.brecorder.com/thumbnail/2026/10/02035015fdfacf3.webp","story":"st_4fayaq3qppqug257ddea","category":"crime-law","category_p":0.30000001192092896,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.25999999046325684,"political":0.44999998807907104},{"id":"n_4fayaq3qppqug257ddea","seq":1197110,"kind":"article","title":"PTA tells IHC it cannot enforce social media age limits for minors","url":"https://dailytimes.com.pk/1561171/pta-tells-ihc-it-cannot-enforce-social-media-age-limits-for-minors","summary":"The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has told the Islamabad High Court that it lacks legal authority to impose mandatory age verification for social media users under 16. Read More: IHC orders removal of PTA chief over ‘illegal’ appointment to office The authority submitted a detailed report in response to a petition seeking legislation and a […]","published":"2026-10-01T17:51:10Z","seen":"2026-10-01T18:48:24Z","lang":"en","country":"PK","source":{"id":"kite-dailytimes-com-pk-9a6d71","name":"dailytimes.com.pk","domain":"dailytimes.com.pk","outlet":{"wikidata":"Q3012097","name":"Daily Times","type":"newspaper","designations":["daily newspaper"]}},"via":"kite-dailytimes-com-pk-9a6d71","topics":["pakistan","age verification","islamabad high court","latest","minors","pta","smpra","social media"],"authors":["Zuha shahzad"],"entities":[{"id":"Q539795","name":"angioplasty","type":"org"},{"id":"Q899285","name":"immunohistochemistry","type":"org"}],"story":"st_4fayaq3qppqug257ddea","category":"politics","category_p":0.2800000011920929,"category2":"crime-law","sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.6399999856948853,"political":0.3799999952316284}]}