The figures of the damage caused to the country's economy by the shutdown of the Internet have been revealed. According to a German data collection agency, Pakistan's economy suffered a loss of 65 billion rupees in 2023 due to internet shutdown.
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00:00Assalam-o-Alaikum, Nasim.
00:01The internet ban has caused a loss of 8.3 crore Pakistani rupees to the society.
00:07According to the German data collector,
00:10the internet was shut down for two weeks.
00:12In this, the economy of Pakistan had to bear a loss of 65 billion rupees.
00:17The total duration of the internet ban was 269 hours.
00:21Due to which 8.3 crore Pakistanis were affected.
00:25Due to which Pakistan is in 7th position in the world in terms of financial loss.
00:30In the internet ban, India was at the top of the world last year.
00:34Where 27 crore people were affected.
00:37India is in 4th position in the world in terms of internet ban.
00:40The estimated cost of financial loss to the Indian economy is 8 billion rupees.
00:46In India, the internet service was the most popular in Kashmir and Rajasthan.
00:51In Manipur, the internet was shut down due to generational strife.
00:55The internet ban is the main cause of financial loss.
00:59Where the internet service was shut down for 1350 hours.
01:02The estimated cost of financial loss is 4 billion rupees.
01:0611.3 crore people were affected.