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The Fifth Floor: Pakistan's internet mystery
People in Pakistan are struggling to use some apps, including social media platforms, and activists are worried this might be more than a simple internet glitch.
Why are people in Pakistan struggling to use messaging apps and social media? BBC Urdu's editor Asif Farooqi explains why this might be more than just a simple internet glitch. Plus, we hear from colleagues who speak Spanish, Arabic and Bulgarian about their favourite filler words and sounds.
Produced by Alice Gioia and Hannah Dean.
(Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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