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On Sunday, Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Technology Shiza Fatima said the government wasn't behind the slow internet and that no new restrictions have been placed. She said phones were ...
August 21, 2024 at 9:25 AM. ISLAMABAD (AP) — A faulty undersea internet cable caused slower internet connections for millions of Pakistanis in recent weeks, but the problem will be resolved by ...
Chaudhry Arif, who runs a software company in the capital, Islamabad, said the internet speed was from 40% to 80% slower than the previous week, with no signs of improvement. On Sunday, Pakistan’s Minister for Information and Technology Shiza Fatima said the government wasn't behind the slow internet and that no new restrictions have been placed.
Pakistan has for weeks been experiencing painfully slow internet - but who, or what, is to blame is a matter for debate. Activists say the state is building a China-style internet firewall as it ...
Pakistan has over 140 million internet users, making it the 7th-largest population of internet users in the world. [1][2] Information and communications technology (ICT) is one of the fastest growing industries in the country. In 2001 just 1.3% of the population used the Internet. By 2006 this figure had grown to 6.5% and in 2012 to 10.0%.
The 2023 Pakistan blackout was a power outage that occurred across the entirety of Pakistan on 23 January 2023. [1] This was the second major grid breakdown in Pakistan in 2 years, and the second largest blackout in history. [2] In the majority of the regions, the blackout lasted about 12-13 hours while in some areas such as rural communities ...
Internet access was blocked indefinitely, [12] [13] with nearly 125 million people being affected by the government's decision to suspend mobile broadband and block access to social media apps. [14] Riots subsided by May 12, with Khan being released on bail following a Supreme Court ruling that deemed his arrest unlawful.
Pakistan's economy could lose up to $300 million due to internet disruptions caused by imposition of a national firewall, the Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) said in a press release ...