On August 15, the Balochistan High Court (BHC) directed the provincial government to reconsider its blanket suspension of mobile and internet services across the province, which had been imposed for security reasons. A two-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Rozi Khan Barrech and Justice Sardar Ahmad Halimi, issued the directives while hearing a petition filed against the government’s shutdown orders. The petition was moved by Khair Muhammad Shaheen, chairman of the Balochistan Consumer Civil Society, who challenged the legality of the suspension. The court instructed officials to restore services in all districts where no security threat exists. Earlier, on August 13, the BHC admitted the petition and asked Attorney General of Pakistan Mansoor Awan and Balochistan Advocate General Adnan Basharat to file their responses by August 15.