Internet monitoring service Netblocks on Sunday reported a widespread disruption in social media platforms across Pakistan, including X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Read more: Twitter fixes links outage that hit thousands of usersDowndetector also reported that all major social media platforms were disrupted across Pakistan. Meanwhile, PTI leader Sayed Zulfi Bukhari said that the internet services were shut down to stop the party’s fundraiser. Caretaker IT Minister should resign for this continuing damage to Pakistanis https://t.co/W9pyXzRr6A — PTI (@PTIofficial) January 7, 2024This is not the first time that social media and internet services have been disrupted in the country. It is pertinent to mention that the disruption of the internet and social media services incurred billions of rupees worth of losses to Pakistan’s telecom sector.

Source: The Express Tribune January 07, 2024 15:09 UTC