ISLAMABAD, Sep 19 (DNA): The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA)
has refuted reports that Pakistan suffered a major distributed
denial-of-service (DDoS) attack Saturday night.
“It was reported on social media that last night Pakistan suffered a
major DDOS attack on national level which affected internet services,”
the telecommunication regulator said in a post on its official Twitter
handle.
“Such reports are incorrect and no evidence was found. Users are
requested not to spread such unverified information.”
In April 2021, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had
blocked all social media sites in the country for four hours. A
temporary ban was imposed on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, WhatsApp,
Instagram and YouTube.
The telecommunication regulator blocked the access to these sites on the
instructions of the Ministry of Interior. The decision was taken to
maintain law and order situation in the country following violent
protests by a religious party. DNA
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