The caretaker government on Monday blamed “technical issues” for the recent internet outages across the country, saying that there was no guarantee that such incidents would not occur in the future. However, Solangi said one could wish that internet outages did not take place but there was no guarantee of that. Netblocks, a global internet monitor, had said on X that live metrics showed “a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube”. Further, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had said the internet was disrupted due to a “technical fault”. Last week, the interior ministry constituted a five-member joint investigation team (JIT) to “ascertain facts behind a malicious social media campaign” against Supreme Court judges.

Source: The Express Tribune January 23, 2024 05:09 UTC