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Internet services disrupted across Pakistan due to submarine cable fault

Internet services

The Minister of State for Information Technology, Shaza Fatima, confirmed a significant disruption in internet services across Pakistan caused by a fault in the international submarine cable system, AAE-1. The fault has affected approximately 1,000 gigabytes per second of data traffic, leading to a substantial slowdown in online connectivity nationwide. To address the issue, authorities … Read more

Faulty submarine cable that caused internet disruption in Pakistan fixed: PTA

Submarine cable fault disrupts internet services across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Internet services in Pakistan have been disrupted due to a malfunction in the international underwater cable system near Fujairah, UAE. That very fault has now been repaired, said the Pakistani telecommunication authority (PTA) on Tuesday said in an official statement. “A submarine cable fault was reported yesterday near Fujairah, UAE due to which some … Read more