Pakistan suffers 38-hour internet outage

Monday, 7 August 2017 07:00

Pakistan was subjected to a 38-hour internet service disruption over the weekend.

Flights in Islamabad’s International Airport were cancelled as businesses and customers complained of interrupted connection due to a fault in the India-Middle East-Western Europe submarine cable.

It is believed the cable was cut in Saudi Arabia near to Jeddah on Saturday morning, 5 August, on a part of the line which is on land.

Normal service has now been resumed.

Officials have not yet estimated what the economic loss due to the impaired connectivity has been.

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