Pakistan, Oct. 16 -- The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday summoned the Attorney General for Pakistan and the Advocate General Punjab to assist the court in a petition seeking a ban on social media use by children under the age of 16.

Chief Justice Aalia Neelum issued the directions while hearing a petition filed by Alaiya Saleem, which highlighted the use of social media by children below the specified age.

The court directed the two law officers to appear on October 12 to assist it in the matter.

The petition stated that children under 16 were using social media in Pakistan, while no effective mechanism existed to prevent them from accessing such platforms. It further argued that excessive or inappropriate social media use was havi...