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Pakistan

Internet services in Pakistan to face 18-hour disruption today

A maintenance activity is planned on the submarine cable to repair a faulty repeater

Published 14 Oct, 2025 12:14am

Pakistan

Internet, metro services suspended in twin cities amid security threats

Section 144 enforced across Punjab; schools closed early, traffic disruptions cause severe inconvenience to citizens

Published 10 Oct, 2025 06:42pm

Pakistan

Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ to launch satellite broadband services in Pakistan by 2026

Project aims to deliver high-performance broadband with speeds of up to 400 Mbps

Published 10 Oct, 2025 09:55am

World

Musk says he’ll resume working ‘24/7’ at his companies, X outage mostly restored

Thousands of users in various countries faced outage

Published 24 May, 2025 11:45pm

Technology

Pakistanis to get Starlink satellite internet by November, says minister

Space Board has granted Starlink a temporary licence, with the full licence is pending

Updated 07 Apr, 2025 11:30pm

Life & Style

Influencer Steph Bohrer goes viral after receiving heartfelt note from pilot

Steph Bohrer posts 11-second video on Instagram, TikTok

Updated 09 Mar, 2025 01:29pm

Business & Economy

CCP’s delay on Telenor acquisition threatens Pakistan’s 5G launch

NERA highlights issue of non-availability of 194 MHz in the 2.6 GHz band crucial for LTE/4G, 5G

Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:16am

Pakistan

Internet slowdown, disruptions deal heavy blow to Pakistan’s IT industry

WhatsApp moves server abroad amid slow internet speeds in Pakistan, says PTA

Updated 09 Jan, 2025 11:42pm

Technology

Slow internet: PTCL shares update on submarine cable issue

Says slowness might be experienced on Meta-related services

Published 09 Jan, 2025 08:42pm

Technology

WhatsApp moves server abroad amid slow internet speeds in Pakistan

Massive impact on the service delivery of WhatsApp

Published 09 Jan, 2025 03:48pm

Pakistan

‘This joke’ about internet being good won’t last long, says Usama Khilji

Digital rights activist says government should abandon this narrative that internet is being shutdown to combat terrorism

Updated 07 Jan, 2025 10:37pm

Pakistan

Waiting for government’s approval to launch Starlink in Pakistan: Elon Musk

Billionaire responds to Pakistani user on X

Updated 05 Jan, 2025 07:53pm

Technology

China makes world’s first 6G test network field

Several countries are competing to develop next generation of communication technology

Published 04 Jan, 2025 11:22am

Technology

PTCL says teams working to resolve internet disruptions caused by subsea cable fault

‘We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused during this time

Published 03 Jan, 2025 07:08pm

Pakistan

PTA warns against disruption in internet, broadband services in country

Several users have been complaining about internet services

Updated 02 Jan, 2025 11:35pm

Pakistan

Pakistan to get faster internet after new undersea cable linking to Africa

Pakistan is included in 2Africa Pearls project, connecting the Gulf to India

Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:47am

Pakistan

PPP chief Bilawal criticises internet slowdowns as ‘government censorship’

PPP chairman says ban on student unions was ‘another example of how they fear you’

Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:20pm

Pakistan

Parliamentary secretary urges people to reduce internet usage amid slowdowns

Also blames population increase for internet slowdowns

Updated 22 Dec, 2024 11:48pm

Pakistan

Government declares 2025 as “Year of 5G”, with 50Mbps target for broadband

The current average broadband speed is around 15 mbps

Published 18 Dec, 2024 10:17am

Pakistan

Internet disruption: parliamentary secretary says situation will be much better before April

Sajid Mehdi cites Pakistan faces several threats

Updated 16 Dec, 2024 07:28pm

Pakistan

No plan to ban VPNs, PTA chairman says

Rahman emphasized the transparency of the PTA's operations

Published 16 Dec, 2024 03:54pm

Pakistan

Internet services still affected in various cities

Services for social media applications Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp disrupted

Published 08 Dec, 2024 11:03pm

Pakistan

Internet, mobile services restored in Kurram District

Residents complain about difficulties due to closure of Peshawar-Parachinar road

Published 06 Dec, 2024 01:33pm

Pakistan

Where does Pakistan rank in global internet speeds?

High-income countries boast internet speeds five times faster

Published 04 Dec, 2024 07:48pm

Pakistan

Pakistan suffers $2.2 million loss per hour when internet shut down: Netblocks

Pakistan Freelancers Association president urges government to make VPN friendly policy

Updated 04 Dec, 2024 12:47am

Technology

Many in Pakistan still facing internet disruptions as normalcy returns to Islamabad

Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has not issued any statement

Published 28 Nov, 2024 07:49pm

Pakistan

Interior ministry to assess WiFi, mobile internet suspension based on ‘conditions’

In other regions, internet and mobile services will continue to operate as usual

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 12:32am

Pakistan

Government to shut down internet service ahead of PTI protest: sources

In letter to PTA, interior ministry had suspension of services

Updated 23 Nov, 2024 08:53pm

Pakistan

Govt to partially shut mobile and internet service ahead of PTI protest

Internet, mobile services could be suspended at specific locations at any time

Published 21 Nov, 2024 09:45am

Pakistan

CII chairman clarifies stance on VPN amid criticism

Acknowledges exceptions could apply in certain circumstances

Published 19 Nov, 2024 12:23am