A big news has come out from the neighboring country Pakistan. Internet services have been discontinued in Pakistan. Internet services have been discontinued in two -thirds of Pakistan. Business, financial services and daily lives are being interrupted by nationwide internet disruption in Pakistan. Industry officials have described this internet disruption as one of the most serious disruption in recent years. According to a statement released by Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP), approximately two-thirds of users were affected during internet disruption. According to Pakistan -based The News International report, this internet disruption came three years ago in the same date in Pakistan after a similar nationwide blackout, when floods damaged Pakistan’s main fiber routes.
What is going to grow up in Pakistan now? Suddenly closed internet service
Nationwide internet disruption has created concerns about the weakness of Pakistan’s digital sector. WisPap President Shahzad Arshad said that this is a national failure. He said that the stagnation of the Internet in Pakistan is no longer a rare incident; This has become a reality to be a repeated reality. In 2025, two-thirds of the country should come to a standstill, on the same day when we saw the same situation in 2022, then the alarm bell should be rang at every level of the government. Shahzad Arshad stressed that the facility of reliable internet is now as important as electricity, because freelancers, hospitals, students and banks, all need internet connectivity to do their work. He said that by staying offline every hour, Pakistan loses millions and damages our reputation internationally.
The industry group has urged to diversify the infrastructure by encouraging more providers from regulators, developing regional internet exchanges and investing in excess. Arshad said, “Pakistan’s digital future cannot be a hostage of single points of failure. He stressed that Pakistan needs decisive reforms, not to apologize again and again. In a message, Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited shared details about internet disruption and said that their teams are working to restore services.