Nationwide Internet Slowdowns Hit Pakistan: ISPs Confirm Widespread Disruptions
Internet users across Pakistan are facing significant service disruptions, with major providers like Nayatel and PTCL confirming technical issues impacting connectivity nationwide.
🛠️ Multiple Causes Behind the Outage
According to a notice from Nayatel’s Technical Assistance Center, the slow speeds and service interruptions stem from several overlapping problems:
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International Traffic Routes Affected: One of Nayatel’s upstream providers is facing issues, causing slow and unstable eastbound international traffic.
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Microsoft Services Down: Popular apps such as Outlook, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive are also experiencing outages across the country.
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Cloudflare Infrastructure Impacted: Websites and services that rely on Cloudflare’s global CDN are either running slowly or are completely inaccessible.
📡 Not Limited to One Provider
Nayatel emphasized that these problems are separate but overlapping, which has worsened the situation for end users. Other Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have reported similar issues, suggesting the problem is not limited to a single company.
🔧 ISPs Working on a Fix
Technical teams from ISPs and affected services are currently working to identify and resolve the root causes. However, no official ETA has been provided for full restoration of services.
📢 Stay Tuned for Updates
We’ll continue to monitor the situation and share updates as they become available. For now, users are advised to remain patient and limit bandwidth-heavy activities.
