"It doesn't work," she said. "The government is saying its intelligence agencies are not working, we can't protect you, so we are going to block everything.
"It represents a collapse of government."
She added that such a move may not be technically possible and so far Islamabad's Interior Ministry, which would have to give final approval, has played down prospects of a ban.
Even so, many Pakistanis took to social media to vent their anger at proposals they said would prevent them communicating with friends and relatives.
Their complaints brought a dismissive outburst from Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of Benazir Bhutto and whose party controls the Sindh provincial assembly.
He tweeted: "Dear Burgers, Sorry abt Skype/Viber/Whtsapp. Excuse us while we catch some terrorists and save some lives. SMS for 3months. Sincerely BBZ."
He said the government lacked the technology to monitor Skype messages and a ban was the only way to protect the population.
Even by its own standards of misery, Pakistan has been hit hard by a wave of attacks this year. Karachi has been particularly badly hit, with sectarian and political killings.
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