Islamabad, May 10 (IANS) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Wednesday that internet services will be suspended throughout the nation indefinitely.
the authority acknowledged that the Ministry of Interior's directions were the basis for the decision to prohibit mobile broadband services.
The services were suspended on Tuesday as a result of the protests that broke out after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was taken into custody on the grounds of the Islamabad High Court in the Al-Qadir Trust case.
Furthermore, many Pakistani users have apparently been unable to access popular social media platforms like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram since Tuesday.
Following the former prime minister's arrest, which led to the blocking of mobile broadband connections, unrest erupted and videos of violent protests were widely circulated on social media sites.
According to a PTA representative, the governing body was also receiving reports that social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
About 8 p.m. on Tuesday, multiple platforms began experiencing interruptions as a result of "unwarranted" video of the protests being published on social media.
Nowadays, not much can be done without the internet, and even if you no longer work as a professional, it comes naturally to you to watch the news on a day this politically intense.
