WhatsApp services have been down on cellular networks for millions of users across Pakistan since 10 Muharram (Ashura).
The issue has surfaced as a widespread inconvenience for mobile data users only, with the majority of the cases being reported for Jazz, Telenor, Ufone, and Zong subscribers so far.
Many users have reported on social media, which ProPakistani confirmed earlier today, that WhatsApp calls and text messages are working normally while media files like video and images aren’t being processed/loaded as usual. Meanwhile, WhatsApp is fully operational and working smoothly for wired broadband (WiFi) users.
The media loading issue was the heaviest during peak hours following Youm e Ashur. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) hasn’t issued any statement for explaining why the issue has persisted for so long.
Major cellular mobile operators are currently probing this matter.
Earlier, the issue expanded to other apps in the Metaverse i.e. Instagram and Facebook with scores of users posting on X and LinkedIn that the social apps were crashing several times a day. The disruption is now largely limited to WhatsApp services for mobile network users.
Earlier this week, local authorities restricted Facebook without any official announcement which caused users to experience difficulties accessing the social media platform across various internet service providers (ISPs). Downdetector showed at the time that the restriction also impacted Instagram and WhatsApp.
Disruptions reported at the time of filing:
The restriction wasn’t supposed to outlast July 17 but so far it seems the government now has no idea how to properly remove it or whether it should remove it.
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I’m been facing the same problem and I saw no one was reporting it in the previous few days, hell, media sharing doesn’t work on fb, insta, telegram is completely banned. Pakistan is turning into more of a joke each passing day. My business has suffered so much in this country, I’m wondering is it even worth it to stay here anymore. One less person for ISI to keep tabs on I guess.
Yes you are right we can only afford those thief’s which have signed agreements with ipps about paying the cost of that electricity which we even don’t use.
IPP people in PTI govt/party also
Here in lahore many friends of mine are also complaining about other social media services like Facebook not working on data but on broadband internet it works fine, i think this is happening because of the Deep packet inspection (DPI) system installed by this fascist govt to control the internet and now they can’t handle the mess they have created.😐
All mobile companies already have deployed next generation firewalls a long time ago
But now on establishement advise they have restricted whstapp for video and audio
And only allowing text
As they can not tap whatsapp info so that why they have restricted it
But Ptcl didn’t have any next generation firewall deployed untill now
May be they will float a bidding tender for next generation firewall during and deployement
Establishement can easily tap all our sim connection calls sms
But they can’t tap whatsapp and favebook
As they have no visibility inside whatsapp and Facebook and they can’t tap
So that’s the reason they are putting restrictions
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well they have access to your phone, regardless of what you use, ofcourse if they are what noob meant………
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about a year ago they hired some new bies, across Pakistan, this shit is going to happen when they just ask some scriptkids to do the work of pro hackers, which are rare daimonds in Pakistan, all those years they just party in unis’ they now know, that they are pieces of garbage, aleast they should have hunt the best minds across Pakistan and we wouldn’t face such issues
This is why independent internet services is vital
exactly. enough is enough. Agr 2014 k dharnay me hi fouj ku aqal ajati tu ajj yeh economy ki situation na huti. Tun k rekho Hafiz JEE
Aur tuno ya itna kafi hai?
Video ovice and picture seen problem
This happens when you are fed hram all life long 😂
Educate yourself before yourself before you embarrass yourself in front of your kids lol
What are we supposed to do with this app when our privacy has been destroyed?We boycott this app whatsapp