WhatsApp and Instagram reportedly shut down across the country

Pakistani users of WhatsApp and Instagram across the country complained of application outages on Saturday.

There were also reports of disruptions in internet services provided by the private mobile phone company and PTCL late at night.

According to internet outage website Dawn Detector, Instagram users reported around 86 outages in an hour today.

WhatsApp users started reporting problems from 10:45 am onwards, especially when sending voice notes.

Network providers Zong and PTCL have also reported service disruptions since morning, Dawn Detector added.