Mohammed Faisal, a food delivery driver in Karachi, has lost 6,000 rupees ($20) over the past three days. The 26-year-old relies on WhatsApp messaging service to receive and track the locations of his food orders.
Since the arrest of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan three days ago, mobile Internet services remain suspended across the country.
In a metropolis where street names and house numbers are rarely used for navigation, Faisal’s work has come to a near halt without access to the Internet when he is out on the road.
“I can’t get orders because mobile data isn’t working,” he told Al Jazeera, adding that he incurs fuel wastage while trying to locate addresses without navigation apps.
VIA Al Jazeera