Pakistan restores internet services after four-month
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) announced on Friday that internet services have been restored nationwide after the successful repair of the SMW4 underwater cable defect. The PTA stated that services were reinstated after an outage lasting approximately four months, caused by defects in two underwater cables: SMW4 (in June)
Widespread outages hit WhatsApp, Instagram, internet services in Pakistan
On Saturday, users across Pakistan reported widespread disruptions affecting popular platforms WhatsApp and Instagram, alongside internet services provided by Zong and PTCL. According to outage tracking website Downdetector, the issues became apparent mid-morning, impacting users in major cities such as Karachi and Lahore. Instagram experienced a sharp spike in outage
