Internet Outage Hits Pakistan as Connectivity Drops to 20%
- Pakistan experienced a major internet disruption on Tuesday evening, with connectivity dropping to 20 percent of normal levels, according to global internet observatory NetBlocks.
- The outage disrupted businesses, stalled banking transactions, and caused frustration on social media, according to multiple sources.
- Shahzad Arshad, chairman of the Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan, stated that internet outages have become a 'recurring reality' in Pakistan.
- The industry group has urged regulators to diversify infrastructure and increase internet service providers to prevent future outages.
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Internet outage hits Pakistan as connectivity drops to 20%
A significant internet disruption hit Pakistan on Tuesday evening, severely impacting connectivity nationwide. According to global internet observatory NetBlocks, national internet access dropped to just 20% of normal levels. ⚠️ Confirmed: Metrics show a major disruption to internet connectivity across #Pakistan with high impact to backbone operator PTCL; overall national connectivity is down to 20% of ordinary levels 📉 pic.twitter.com/BbS1NSdi…
Global monitor reports ‘major disruption’ as Internet connectivity
KARACHI: Pakistan experienced a dramatic collapse in Internet access on Tuesday, with connectivity falling to just 20% of normal levels, according to NetBlocks, a global observatory for Internet governance. This follows a pattern of frequent Internet throttling and service outages in Pakistan, which human rights observers and digital-rights activists have long decried as tools
Millions offline as Pakistan suffers massive internet disruption - Digital Rights Monitor
Pakistan faced a dramatic internet collapse on Tuesday as connectivity dropped to just 20 percent of normal levels, Dawn News reported. Millions of users across the country lost access after Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) and its mobile network Ufone went offline. The outage disrupted other operators, including Jazz, Zong, and Telenor, since they rely on PTCL’s backbone services. NetBlocks, a global internet watchdog, confirme…
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