The sudden outage of electricity and internet connectivity at airports in Pakistan was discovered on Sunday, December 17. The internet was allegedly shut down before the PTI’s virtual meeting, according to leaders of the PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf). The political party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, Pakistan, has blocked access to Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube. In Lahore, Karachi, and Islamabad, users have reported difficulty accessing social media platforms since 8 p.m. (local time).

The slowness of internet services was another issue raised by users.

The internet monitoring company Netblocks posted on X (formerly Twitter) that “live metrics show a nation-scale disruption to social media platforms across #Pakistan, including X, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.”

The internet snooping organization also noted that the outage happened before a sizable virtual assembly that PTI hosted. At 9:00 p.m., the online event started. Internet users in Pakistan responded to X by stating, “They are scared of Khan’s AI.”

This demonstrates people’s fear of Imran Khan’s PTI’s extraordinary popularity. Before the historic Virtual Jalsa of the PTI, the illegal, fascist regime in Pakistan had already begun to disrupt social media platforms and slow down internet speeds, as was to be expected.” .

PTI shared something on X

The complaints were widespread and suggested that people loyal to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party were having their political expression stifled. However, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) did not address these concerns.

The military intelligence axis, known as the “establishment,” is still primarily responsible for the appearance of democracy emanating from the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad.

Elections in the South Asian nation are set for February 2024, almost two years after Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was removed from office following a parliamentary no-trust vote that Khan claimed was manipulated at the US government’s request.

Imran Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 due to his conviction in a corruption case. Shah Mahmood Qureshi, the former foreign minister, and the former prime minister were indicted earlier this week by a special court in the Cypher case for allegedly breaking national laws and leaking state secrets.

Additionally, according to the press, on Sunday, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) outlawed adding new voters and erasing, modifying, and correcting votes on electoral rolls.