The internet services Provider of Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) has faced disruption in the country, the telecommunication company said in a official statement.
The PTCL network is facing data outage in various cities due to which connectivity has been affected,” a PTCL spokesperson said in statement.
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“Our teams are actively working to resolve and rectify the issue at the earliest,” the spokesperson added.
In a statement on X, Netblocks which tracks internet outages, digital governance and connectivity, confirmed the widespread internet disruption in Pakistan.
“Live network data show a nation-scale disruption to internet connectivity in Pakistan,” Netblocks said.
It stated that metrics show national connectivity at 24% of ordinary levels, corroborating user reports of a “widespread outage”.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) also confirmed the disruption in internet services in the country.
In its announcement on social media, the PTA reiterated that internet services have suffered “up to some extent” in some parts of the country owing to some “fault in the PTCL system”.