Regional shutdown
Punjab
The Punjab provincial government has ordered mobile Internet and phone services to be suspended on 13 July from 15:00 to 23:00 local time in the areas of Lahore Airport, Walled City, Shadra, Barki/Hadyara, and Nawab Town. The order was made to control law and order in the province on the arrival of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- Total Duration 8 hours
Pakistan
- Population
- 247,504,495
Freedom House rates Internet freedom as Not Free
Local impact
The Punjab provincial government has ordered mobile Internet and phone services to be suspended on 13 July from 15:00 to 23:00 local time in the areas of Lahore Airport, Walled City, Shadra, Barki/Hadyara, and Nawab Town. The order was made to control law and order in the province on the arrival of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
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It’s difficult to measure the effect of local/regional Internet shutdowns as most measurements are done at a country level.