Major Social Media Platforms Experience Nationwide Disruption During PTI Virtual Event: Netblocks

Netblocks, an internet monitoring service, has reported a widespread disruption of social media platforms in Pakistan on Saturday during a virtual event organized by the PTI.

“Confirmed: Real-time metrics reveal a nationwide disruption to social media platforms throughout Pakistan, affecting services such as X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube,” stated the internet tracking agency at 7:12 pm.

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across #Pakistan, including X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube; the incident comes as persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan's political party, PTI, launches its second virtual gathering pic.twitter.com/lwl24Kv5td
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) January 20, 2024

It added that “the incident comes as persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan’s political party, PTI, launches its second virtual gathering.”

Shame on the caretakers that are causing damage to Pakistanis only.

Our #PTIVirtualJalsa is ON and will start at 8PM InshAllah. LIVE on all our social media channels! https://t.co/QCt2qg1y23
— PTI (@PTIofficial) January 20, 2024