Internet services reportedly interrupted in parts of Pakistan
Is internet services interrupted?
Yes, internet services are reported to be interrupted in parts of Pakistan.
Internet users from various cities on Monday night flocked to social media, perhaps from some other Internet Service Provider, to report their issues.
The disruption was reported at 11 pm Pakistan Standard Time (PST) on Aug 22.
PTCL down…Zong 4g down…Jazz working intermittently…damn ye aadhi raat ko kyun Internet bandh ker diya hai!!! I have to watch #LIVMUN
— Bissmah Mehmud (@bissmahmehmud) August 22, 2022
Shark right now :#internetdown #PTCL pic.twitter.com/7OpY73nUWb
— Bisma Farid (@BismaFarid2) August 22, 2022
Following the reports of Internet services being down, rumor mills were spotted hyperactive to mislead the general public. As there was no official clarification addressing the disruption in the internet service.
#MartialLaw internet is down seems like this time not shark but boots 👢 are at work every ISP is down jazz,zong telenor #PTCL etc what’s going on naughty boys ? pic.twitter.com/58D01dx1nv
— M Umer (@MianOfficial) August 22, 2022
State blocked the #PTCL internet. Where is democracy ? Pakistani democracy is suspended. We are ashamed of dictators ruling Pakistan. They are silencing our voice. Shame!#internetdown #MartialLaw#عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن pic.twitter.com/ryTW6dNeo6
— Insafian (@RealYasir__Khan) August 22, 2022
According to the internet outages tracking organization NetBlocks, “A nation-scale internet disruption has been registered in #Pakistan; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL, Nayatel with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels.”
⚠️ Confirmed: A nation-scale internet disruption has been registered in #Pakistan; the incident affects multiple providers including PTCL, Nayatel and StormFiber with real-time network data showing connectivity at 38% of ordinary levels 📉
— NetBlocks (@netblocks) August 22, 2022
📰 Previously: https://t.co/mFBehYjlnY pic.twitter.com/YAHeV3cyNM
This was the second time within two days that the internet went down across the country briefly.
The situation also sparked a meme game on the Twitter timeline.
🇺🇲: Oh my internet is not working
— Brownie ✨ (@the_desi_dream) August 22, 2022
🇵🇰: KHAN SAHAB WE ARE COMING#internetdown
Me coming to twitter to check if everyone else's internet is down or is it just me:#internetdown #MartialLaw pic.twitter.com/OvQm9KIQMX
— SAAD (@Fallen_x_King) August 22, 2022
Freelancers right now:#MartialLaw #internetdown pic.twitter.com/6uopThDwHg
— useless 🖤 (@TasveerKarii) August 22, 2022
#عمران_خان_ہماری_ریڈ_لائن just for fun#internetdown #BaniGalla pic.twitter.com/z1YwLivOrE
— Hammad Rafique (@hammadrafique28) August 22, 2022
My PTCL internet is not working I'm using Jazz 😂 #internetdown pic.twitter.com/PY3AaJQTgs
— Fariha Rana (@fari_licious) August 19, 2022
Internet down all over the country.
— Umi rajpoot (@umi_rajpoot007) August 22, 2022
Meanwhile us(jazz users):#internetdown #PTCL #Ptcldown pic.twitter.com/J8L4JtDHON
*Me asking my internet provider why my internet is not working*
— Brownie ✨ (@the_desi_dream) August 22, 2022
Internet Provider:#internetdown pic.twitter.com/hUDqo3aUJJ
The Most Cursed Living being in Pakistan right now : #PTCL #internetdown pic.twitter.com/le1rCrl4S0
— Moiz (@moizmazharr) August 22, 2022
You should keep in mind the internet users in Pakistan were facing slow speed on April 21.
