Users of microblogging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, experienced widespread disruptions across Pakistan over the weekend, leading to concerns and speculation about a potential ban on the service.

Amid the disruptions, multiple social media posts surfaced claiming that X had been blocked in Pakistan. However, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) clarified that the service interruption was part of a broader global outage affecting multiple countries, including Pakistan, on Saturday.

This marks the second such incident in recent weeks, following a similar disruption on May 22, which lasted several hours before services were restored.

PTA’s technical analysis confirmed that there were no issues with Pakistan’s internet gateways, and that all other internet services remained fully operational across the country. Global internet monitoring organization NetBlocks also confirmed the outage as global, not a result of any government-imposed restrictions or censorship in Pakistan.

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Officials from Pakistan Telecommunication assured the public that they are closely observing the situation and will issue timely updates. Currently, there is no indication of any impending ban or regulatory action against X in the country.

The outage impacted tens of thousands of users worldwide, including in the United States, where Downdetector.com recorded over 25,000 user complaints by Saturday morning.

As global platforms continue to experience intermittent technical disruptions, Pakistan’s authorities have urged users not to interpret this incident as a sign of any local crackdown or platform-specific restrictions.