Internet monitor Netblocks reported a nationwide disruption of social media platforms on Sunday evening, hours before the PTI was scheduled to hold a virtual fundraising telethon and launch its election manifesto.
“Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube,” the internet tracking agency said.
It added that the incident comes as “persecuted former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, PTI, launches its election fundraising telethon”. In a similar incident last month, internet outages were also reported during a PTI virtual power show. The PTI had announced earlier tSunday that it would hold a virtual fundraising telethon and manifesto launch at 9pm.
However, around 6pm users reported being unable to access social media platforms in several areas of the country. They also complained about internet services being slow.
