ISLAMABAD: Major social media services including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp began to return online on Wednesday evening after users across Pakistan reported problems. According to reports shared by the outage tracker Downdetector, the applications went down after 5pm, with #WhatsAppDown trending on Twitter in the country.

A number of people took to Twitter with complaints regarding connectivity and logging into accounts. However, after a while, some users reported being able to send and receive messages on WhatsApp.

Meta the company that owns these social media applications has yet to address the matter. According to the tracking website, in the last 24 hours, Instagram users in India and UAE have also faced problems logging into their accounts.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 03 2022

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