It has been confirmed by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority that a malfunction in one of the international underwater cables, the SMW5, has been reported and is to blame for the country’s nationwide degradation of internet services (PTA).
Transworld Associates has informed all Internet service providers (ISPs) in Pakistan that an outage has recurred in one of the global upstream networks.”Our service in Pakistan is currently degrading as a result of the international undersea cable failure SMW5,” the statement continued.
Our partners are tackling the problem as a top priority and are anticipated to finish their work soon. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience, Transworld wrote in a note to its Pakistani business partners.
