The country on Monday witnessed a major breakdown of internet services following multiple cable cuts, and resultantly internet users suffered. Mobile phone internet as well as broadband services witnessed outages for sometime and resultantly Whatsapp, Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites remained down which were later restored.
According to Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL), internet services were impacted in different regions across Pakistan due to multiple cable cuts. Commenting on the scenario, Fariha Tahir Shah, General Manager Corporate Communication PTCL, said, "We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to our valued customers. PTCL has deployed all its technical resources to restore and stabilise the services as soon as possible. Furthermore, internet services have been partially restored in many areas."
She added that a high-level investigation committee has been constituted to determine the root cause of the outage. PTCL''s technical teams are working on fully restoring the network for business continuity and high availability. According to some reports, internet went down worldwide due to some technical faults.
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