Internet Services Restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi After Fiber Fault
Internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi were fully restored after a fiber optic cable fault was repaired, according to the PTA. The outage had affected mobile data and Wi-Fi in some areas. The disruption occurred amid a briefly announced protest that was later delayed.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority said a fiber-optic cable problem linked to one telecom operator had disrupted service. After repair work, connectivity returned across Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Earlier, the authority had confirmed the outage and said technical teams were addressing the fault. The disruption happened as a protest was announced for Sunday; that demonstration was later postponed.
Residents and businesses in Islamabad and Rawalpindi may have been affected by the temporary loss of mobile data and Wi-Fi in some areas. That could have limited communication and access to online services until repairs finished. The brief protest announcement and later delay may have added uncertainty, though the connectivity disruption itself was attributed to a fiber fault.