LAHORE, Pakistan >> When Pakistan’s internet suddenly began to slow down earlier this summer, many assumed it was a temporary blip. Some tried restarting their phones or reconnecting their routers.

More than two months later, however, mobile internet in this country of around 240 million people remains painfully slow. Technology experts and political activists now accuse the government of intentionally throttling the internet to suppress protests by supporters of imprisoned opposition leader and former prime minister Imran Khan.

Digital rights activists worry that Pakistani officials are installing new controls to more tightly monitor social media and to censor political content.

— The Washington Post