PTA orders all social media websites be unblocked

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Islamabad, Nov. 26 (TNS): Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Sunday ordered that all social media websites be unblocked, a day after they were blocked in Islamabad and other parts of the country.

Transmission of local news channels have been restored after notification issued by Pemra.

A PTA spokesperson on Sunday said that social media websites will be unblocked all over the country, as directed by the authority.

Facebook, YouTube, DailyMotion, Twitter and Instagram had been blocked in some parts of the country on Saturday just as Pemra took private news channels off air.

Meanwhile, citizens have expressed anger over the suspension of services, with many accusing the government of clamping down on the media.