Internet services disrupted across country; reasons unknown

WEB DESK: On Wednesday, Pakistan experienced widespread internet disruptions.

Many users reported either complete shutdowns or significantly slower speeds. The exact cause of the outage, which affected multiple locations and internet service providers, has yet to be identified.

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Authorities are currently investigating the issue to determine the precise cause of the nationwide disruption. However, no media statement has been made by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) or the telecom providers.

However, social media users have been sharing their thoughts on the potential reasons for this outage, with many suggesting that the problem may be related to international traffic issues rather than local network failures.

However, Meta platforms such including WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram have been operating without much issues. Landline internet services have also been reported to be performing pretty much like usual, as opposed to cellular services.

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A week ago, the trial run of a firewall in Pakistan also resulted in the slowing down of social media, official sources had revealed back then. Whether today’s outage is related or caused by something international, is yet to be confirmed.

A statement by Pakistan Telecom Company said that PTCL’s network was down which was causing this disruption.