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“Rangers could open fire and there will be no protesters there after five minutes,” Naqvi said. “Anyone who reaches here will be arrested.” The PTI has accused the government of using ...
Authorities had also shut down mobile services on the day of the elections, again citing security concerns. NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group, reported that users were unable to access X on 10 February while the country was awaiting the election results. [8]
Chaudhry Arif, who runs a software company in the capital, Islamabad, said the internet speed was from 40% to 80% slower than the previous week, with no signs of improvement. On Sunday, Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Technology Shiza Fatima said the government wasn't behind the slow internet and that no new restrictions have been placed.
Pakistan's economy could lose up to $300 million due to internet disruptions caused by imposition of a national firewall, the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) said in a press release ...
However, internet speed has now noticeably slowed down. Users are unable to quickly send emails or use the messaging service WhatsApp, with businesspeople and doctors saying it has negatively ...
Locals torched a vehicle of the Pakistan Rangers as the convoy attempted to reach Muzaffarabad. [66] Schools, business and government offices have remained shut down. Internet services that were suspended since the 12th were briefly restored until being taken down again as violence intensified.
[42] [43] In an attempt to quell the situation, the Pakistani government shut down the rest of the internet, which failed to stifle the discontent and further fueled the protests across the country. [44] Pakistani police surrounded Khan's house in Lahore on 17 May.
Pakistan's score was 61 on a scale from 1 (most free) to 100 (least free), which earned a status of "not free". [3] Reporters Without Borders put Pakistan 145 out of the 180 countries ranked in its 2020 Press Freedom Index. [2] A previous report by RSF in 2010 named Pakistan as one of "ten countries where it is not good to be a journalist". It ...