Pakistan experienced widespread internet connectivity issues on Thursday adding to ongoing concerns about service disruptions according to down detective the hardest hit Services were ptcl zong Nel and fiberlink with most outages reported in Karachi laor Ral pendi fesad Islamabad and Multan this comes just a day after the wireless and internet service providers Association of Pakistan warned that the government's increased monitoring efforts had led to a 30 to 40% decline in internet speed businesses have begun considering relocating due to the impact on their operations despite user speculation that a new government firewall could be causing the slowdowns the Pakistan telecommunication Authority has denied any connection major platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp has also seen Aur in outage complaints adding to the frustration among users across the country