ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has received no directives to restore social media, a PTA official said on Saturday.
The PTA spokesperson confirmed that the internet service has been restored in the country, but that no directives had been received to restore social media platforms.
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube Still Blocked in Pakistan
Earlier, on May 9, the government restricted mobile internet service throughout the country and also disconnected the use of social media including YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
The information technology (IT) sector went through a devastating loss of Rs10 billion, while the telecom sector has suffered a loss of Rs2.5 billion in just three days as a result of mobile internet service restrictions, which have affected multiple businesses. Furthermore, sources in the telecom industry stated that the government’s tax revenue was reduced by Rs860 million.
The telecom regulator was directed to take these steps due to the increasingly violent agitation and protests that erupted across the country following the arrest of former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan outside the Islamabad High Court. PTI supporters staged violent protests and they (PTI supporters) also attacked defense and government institutions in Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Peshawar.
