Archive · 21 Aug 2025
Major Internet Outage Disrupts Pakistan's Businesses, Life
Pakistan experienced a major internet outage, meaning many people couldn't use the internet.
This affected businesses, banks, and daily routines.
About two-thirds of internet users were impacted.
The outage is considered one of the worst in recent years.
It's similar to what happened three years ago, when the internet went down.
This is because of damaged fiber routes.
A nationwide internet outage occurred in Pakistan, impacting users.
Approximately two-thirds of internet users were affected by the disruption.
The outage caused significant disruption to businesses, financial services, and daily life.
Industry officials cited the event as one of the worst in recent years.
A similar outage occurred three years prior, attributed to damaged fiber routes.
- Who
- Internet users, businesses, and financial services in Pakistan.
- What
- A major nationwide internet outage.
- When
- Happened in 2025 and similar incident in 2022.
- Where
- Pakistan.
- Why
- The cause of current outage is not explicitly stated, but the 2022 outage was due to damaged fiber routes.
Industry Concerns
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Infrastructure Reliability
Industry Concerns
Recurring outages; the industry is suffering.
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No opposing view given in the provided articles.
- Affected Users
- Two-thirds of users.
- Impacted Services
- Businesses, financial services, and daily life.
- Reported By
- Wireless and Internet Service Providers Association of Pakistan (WISPAP).
- Similar Incident
- Happened in 2022.
