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WhatsApp service temporarily crashed and restored in Pakistan

KARACHI: Messaging service app WhatsApp on Wednesday was temporarily suspended and resumed in different parts of Pakistan.

Facebook-owned messaging service app was reportedly suspended today on both Android and iOS, causing panic among the users.

According to users, when an existing chat was opened, the name of the person or group was replaced with a spinning wheel and the word ‘connecting.’

While attempting to use change the privacy settings, the service generated an error message that said: “WhatsApp was not able to retrieve current privacy settings. Please try again later.”

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The reason for the suspension was stated in a blog on Twitter. It stated that the service was suspended for a while due to a fault occurred in the main server. It has been restored now.

However, WhatsApp services remained suspended in various cities of the country because a fault occurred in the main server

Later, the service was restored across the country after 45 minutes of its suspension.

Many of WhatsApp users turned to Twitter to share mixed remarks about the temporary suspension of the app:

 

 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.