Pakistan Temporarily Blocks Social Media Platform X Over 'National Security' | Oneindia News
Pakistan's interior ministry has announced the temporary blockage of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, citing..
National security, or national defence, is the security and defence of a sovereign state, including its citizens, economy, and institutions, which is regarded as a duty of government. Originally conceived as protection against military attack, national security is widely understood to include also non-military dimensions, such as the security from terrorism, minimization of crime, economic security, energy security, environmental security, food security, and cyber-security. Similarly, national security risks include, in addition to the actions of other nation states, action by violent non-state actors, by narcotic cartels, organized crime, by multinational corporations, and also the effects of natural disasters.
Pakistan's interior ministry has announced the temporary blockage of social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, citing..