KARACHI: Pakistan again reports internet outage: PTA says work in progress. Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) on Saturday reported a disruption in communication lines in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa following persistent torrential rains and flash floods across the country.
In a statement today morning, the telecom regulator said flash floods have damaged optical fibre cable and led to power outages, due to which there is an “impact” on the services.
Due to flash #floods, damage to optical fibre cable & power outage, #connectivity services have been impacted in Chitral, Upper Dir, Donbala, Swat, Medan, Lal Qila Samarbaghdir, Tank & DI Khan.
PTA is monitoring the situation closely. Work is underway to fully restore services.
— PTA (@PTAofficialpk) August 27, 2022
Services have been affected in Chitral, Upper Dir, Donbala, Swat, Mardan, Lal Qila Samarbaghdir, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan.
Pakistan again reports internet outage: PTA says work in progress
“PTA is monitoring the situation closely. Work is underway to fully restore services,” the telecommunication authority said.
Devastating flash floods have brought the lives of people across Pakistan to a standstill, with the rain and flood-related death toll jumping to 982, according to official statistics.
Hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed and scores have been displaced as the government appeals to international donors in its bid to provide relief to the people.
“PTA is monitoring the situation closely. Work is underway to fully restore services,” the telecommunication authority said.
Devastating flash floods have brought the lives of people across Pakistan to a standstill, with the rain and flood-related death toll jumping to 982, according to official statistics.
Hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed and scores have been displaced as the government appeals to international donors in its bid to provide relief to the people.