Pakistan Restricts Internet Access Amid Rare Opposition Online Rally

FILE - A cell phone tower is seen during a partial solar eclipse in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Oct. 25, 2022. Internet services were slowed in country on Sunday and access to major social media platforms blocked during a rare online opposition rally. FILE - Security officers escort former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, center, as he gets set to appear in Islamabad High Court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, May 12, 2023.

Authorities in Pakistan temporarily slowed down internet services and blocked access to major social media platforms Sunday amid a rare online rally organized by the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan.