ISLAMABAD
\nInterior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said internet services would remain suspended in the country until all identified \u201cmiscreants\u201d were arrested.
\nSpeaking to the media, he said the government was aware of the difficulty people were facing adding that it was deliberating to resolve the issue. \u201cIt will take some time to arrest those who burned houses and attacked security installments,\u201d he added.
\nThe minister went on to say that the government had earlier planned a three to four day disruption adding that it would seek PM Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s guidance for future course of action if PTI chief Imran Khan\u2019s matter was dragged further.
\n\u201cWe have to take into consideration that people who do not misuse the internet are facing disturbance,\u201d he added.
\nMr Sanaullah said it would have been a matter of concern for the government if we had seen a real public reaction adding that no one except the members of the cult came outside on the streets. \u201cThey use social media for abuse, planning, and everything else,\u201d he added. That was the reason, he said, the government had taken the step.
\nEarlier, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said the disruption in the internet services would continue for an indefinite period due to country\u2019s volatile situation. It had suspended mobile broadband across the country upon interior ministry\u2019s instructions amid PTI chief Imran Khan\u2019s arrest upon his appearance before the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday.
\nMeanwhile, Netblocks, an organisation that tracks restrictions on the internet across the world, stated in a report that social media websites including Facebook, Twitter and Youtube had been restricted.
\n\u201cNetBlocks metrics confirm the disruption of Twitter, Facebook and YouTube on multiple internet providers in Pakistan on Tuesday 9 May 2023\u201d, it stated. Additionally, the total internet shutdowns had been observed in some regions, it stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Friday said internet services would remain suspended in the country until all identified \u201cmiscreants\u201d were arrested. Speaking to the media, he said the government was aware of the difficulty people were facing adding that it was deliberating to resolve the issue. \u201cIt will take some time to arrest those […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":330772,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[1446],"class_list":{"0":"post-330795","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-rana-sanaullah"},"yoast_head":"\n