Pakistan Polls 2024: NetBlocks confirms nationwide disruption to X, Imran Khan’s party terms it ‘absolutely shameful’

Terming the nationwide disruption to X as “absolutely shameful”, Imran Khan-led Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf said that after suspending mobile services in Pakistan during election day, they have blocked X in Pakistan because PTI was exposing the rigging.

“This is absolutely shameful. After closing mobile services in Pakistan during election day, they have no blocked X in Pakistan because PTI was exposing the rigging!!” PTI wrote on the social media.

پاکستان میں بدترین دھاندلی کے بعد آزادی اظہار رائے پر ایک اور حملہ ۔ سماجی رابطے کی ویب سائٹ ایکس (ٹوئیٹر) پر پاکستان میں پابندی لگا دی گئی ہے ۔ اکیسویں صدی میں اس قسم کے بھونڈے فیصلوں سے ملک میں صرف عدم استحکام پیدا ہو گا اور کچھ نہیں https://t.co/q9IZnThWEx

— PTI (@PTIofficial) February 10, 2024

“Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to X/Twitter across #Pakistan; the incident comes amid political turmoil after a controversial election held under an internet and mobile network blackout,” NetBlocks said on X.

⚠️ Confirmed: Live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to X/Twitter across #Pakistan; the incident comes amid political turmoil after a controversial election held under an internet and mobile network blackout