Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:13:10 +0500 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 03:13:10 +0500 60 Social media platforms down in Pakistan amid PTI virtual jalsa: Netblocks https://english.aaj.tv/news/30348445/social-media-platforms-down-in-pakistan-amid-pti-virtual-jalsa-netblocks <p><strong>Social media platforms were down in Pakistan on Saturday as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was holding its second online power show ahead of the Election 2024, an independent observer said.</strong></p> <p>Netblocks, an independent observer, confirmed that there was ‘national-scale’ disruption to platforms including YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook.</p> <p>Later, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) claimed that the internet service was disrupted due to a technical fault.</p> <p>In post on X at 9:59pm, the authority said that the internet services were fully restored across the country.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/PTAofficialpk/status/1748752018557305309?s=20"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure></p> <p>The outage had begun around 6:40pm when users decried slow or non-existent accessibility to social media platforms such as X, formerly known as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.</p> <p> <figure class='media w-full w-full media--stretch media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--twitter '><span> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"> <a href="https://twitter.com/netblocks/status/1748710124900823286?s=20"></a> </blockquote> </span></div> </figure></p> <p>“The incident comes as persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan’s political party, PTI, launches its second virtual gathering,” the observer said in a post on X.</p> <p>It is pertinent to mention that the PTI announced to hold its second online virtual jalsa today (Saturday) at 7:00pm.</p> <p>The online power show was set to be aired on YouTube, X, Facebook and Instagram.</p> Social media platforms were down in Pakistan on Saturday as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was holding its second online power show ahead of the Election 2024, an independent observer said.

Netblocks, an independent observer, confirmed that there was ‘national-scale’ disruption to platforms including YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook.

Later, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) claimed that the internet service was disrupted due to a technical fault.

In post on X at 9:59pm, the authority said that the internet services were fully restored across the country.

The outage had begun around 6:40pm when users decried slow or non-existent accessibility to social media platforms such as X, formerly known as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.

“The incident comes as persecuted opposition leader Imran Khan’s political party, PTI, launches its second virtual gathering,” the observer said in a post on X.

It is pertinent to mention that the PTI announced to hold its second online virtual jalsa today (Saturday) at 7:00pm.

The online power show was set to be aired on YouTube, X, Facebook and Instagram.

]]> Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/news/30348445 Sat, 20 Jan 2024 22:45:47 +0500 none@none.com (Web Desk) Social media platforms Facebook and X suffered an outage on January 20, 2024. Reuters