PTA says internet services to remain suspended indefinitely.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Wednesday said that Internet services across the country will remain suspended for an indefinite period.

The services were suspended as protests erupted after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's arrest in Al-Qadir Trust case.

The decision to block mobile broadband services was taken on the directives of the Ministry of Interior, it added.

Social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube and Twitter have been blocked in Pakistan since yesterday, whereas internet service was also suspended in different cities after the arrest of former premier and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan.

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