Pakistan, Sept. 1 -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday sought responses from the federal government and regulatory authorities to a petition seeking to regulate social media use by children under 16.

IHC Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar resumed hearing on the plea and issued notices to the Ministry of Information Technology, Ministry of Information, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Law, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra).

During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel argued that protecting the best interests of children was the state's constitutional and legal responsibility.

He told the court that several countries were introducing age restrictions an...