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Internet censorship in Pakistan

Pakistan (PK) · · Atom

12
Censorship Score
Level
medium
Risk Tier
T2High
Trend
− stable
Global Rank
#15
Incidents
50

Overview

Pakistan filters content on religious and political grounds. Social media platforms are frequently restricted.

Evidence provenance
10 records from 2 sources
  • IODA3 (30%)
    ASN-level outage signals + BGP
  • CensoredPlanet7 (70%)
    Satellite (DNS) + Hyperquack (HTTP/S)

Every record carries a permalink back to its upstream measurement. Click a source label to drill into the raw data for Pakistan.

7-Day Risk Forecast

Predictive AI

Machine learning prediction of censorship risk based on historical patterns and political events. Calibrated 2026-05-20 via isotonic refit on 810 live outcomes. See drivers + similar past events →

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Multi-horizon shutdown forecast — Pakistan

monotonic ok
Next 1 day
36.4%
Next 7 days
76.7%
Next 30 days
82.6%

Honest scope: this is a current-regime risk signal, not a shutdown-onset predictor. It reliably flags countries already in a sustained blocking regime; on the days a new shutdown actually begins its skill is at/below chance (transition-row AUC ~0.33). Why →

ML Intelligence

Atlas models · 2026-05-21

Composite signals from Voidly Atlas's ML model suite — censorship intensity, contagion follow-risk, expected shutdown duration and behavioral peers. Model changelog →

Voidly Score
38.8/ 100
▼ 0.30 vs yesterday
How this is computed →
Expected shutdown duration
~5days
If a critical shutdown occurs · IQR ±1d
Evidence grade mix (50)
A: 14B: 34F: 1
Grading rubric →
Try-first circumvention tool
Tor · anonymity-network · 0% probe success (blocked)
Full evasion table →
Behaviorally similar countries
IR82%AE81%EG80%

Similarity is behavioral (how a country blocks), not political.

Recent Incidents

10 active
Censorship detected in Pakistan
2d ago
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Censorship detected in Pakistan
5d ago
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Censorship detected in Pakistan
May 14
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Censorship detected in Pakistan
May 11
1% anomaly · 1 measurements
Internet outage in Pakistan
May 10
22% anomaly · 2 measurements
View all 50 incidents →

ISPs in Pakistan

Known blocked services

Some social mediaBlasphemous contentPolitical sites

Recommendations

  • Use Voidly VPN
  • Enable encrypted DNS
  • Use secure messaging apps

Data

Measurements706,714
Blocked count84,106
Block rate11.9%
Last updated2026-05-23
API endpoint/data/country/PK

Protocol breakdown

691K
Web
8K
Telegram
8K
WhatsApp

Frequently asked questions about censorship in Pakistan

Q01

Is the internet censored in Pakistan?

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Voidly classifies Pakistan as medium (censorship score 12/100, risk tier 2: High). Pakistan filters content on religious and political grounds. Social media platforms are frequently restricted.
Q02

What websites are blocked in Pakistan?

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Recent measurements show blocking or interference for: Some social media, Blasphemous content, Political sites. The block-rate across all measured domains is 11.9% over 706,714 samples. Live per-domain status: https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain={domain}&country=PK.
Q03

How does Pakistan's censorship compare globally?

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Pakistan ranks #15 on the Voidly Global Censorship Index. The current trend is stable — no significant change in block rates.
Q04

What blocking methods are used in Pakistan?

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Voidly's pipeline detects DNS poisoning, TCP-RESET, blockpage injection, TLS-RESET / SNI-based blocking, and ASN-level outages. The exact method per domain is in each evidence permalink (https://api.voidly.ai/data/incidents?country=PK). Methodology: https://voidly.ai/methodology.
Q05

How fresh is the data for Pakistan?

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Voidly probes Pakistan every 5 minutes from 37+ global probe nodes. Upstream OONI, IODA, and CensoredPlanet feeds refresh every 6 hours. The country snapshot was last regenerated 2026-05-23.
Q06

How can I check if a specific website is blocked in Pakistan?

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Three options. (1) REST: GET https://api.voidly.ai/v1/accessibility/check?domain=twitter.com&country=PK. (2) MCP: npx @voidly/mcp-server, then call check_domain_blocked with domain="twitter.com" country="PK". (3) CLI: npx @voidly/cli check twitter.com PK. All three return current status, blocking method, and evidence permalinks.
Q07

Can I use a VPN to bypass censorship in Pakistan?

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Use Voidly VPN Enable encrypted DNS Use secure messaging apps The full per-country recommendation list is on this page below.
Q08

How do I cite Voidly's data on Pakistan in a paper or article?

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Use the BibTeX or RIS export at https://voidly.ai/cite/PK (also linked from the Citation section below). Permanent incident IDs (e.g., PK-2026-NNNN) are issued for every confirmed event. License: CC BY 4.0 — credit Voidly Research and link back.

Cite this data

Voidly Research. (2026). Pakistan Censorship Profile. https://voidly.ai/pk

License: CC BY 4.0 — free to use with attribution.

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