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pakistan Updated 27 Sep 2026

Internet services disrupted in Islamabad and Rawalpindi due to fiber cable cut

HarZaviya summary · from 6 outlets

Most outlets reported the disruption of internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, attributing it to a cut in an optical fiber cable. While some, like 24 News HD and Hum News English, also highlighted the restoration of services, others such as Daily Pakistan and Minute Mirror focused more on the initial outage. A few, like ProPakistani and ARY News, mentioned the partial nature of the disruption. The framing varied slightly in emphasis on the affected areas, with some including Lahore as an affected city.

Summary generated by HarZaviya from the headlines and excerpts of the 6 outlets below. Each outlet's own headline is listed under it.

Same story from 6 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

  1. Internet services restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after fibre fault

    Internet services have been fully restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after an optical fibre fault affecting a telecom operator’s network was repaired, according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority.

  2. Minute Mirror 75% identical

    Internet services disrupted in Islamabad, Rawalpin...

    Internet services were partially disrupted in parts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Sunday, affecting mobile data and Wi-Fi users in several areas.

  3. ProPakistani 87% identical

    Internet Fixed After Small Panic

    Internet services have been fully restored across Islamabad and Rawalpindi after a fault in an optical fiber network was fixed,… Read More

  4. Hum News English 89% identical

    PTA says internet services fully restored in Islamabad, Rawalpindi after outage

    ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said on Sunday that internet services have been fully restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after an outage affected several areas of the twin cities. The PTA said that an optical fibre fault in the network of a telecom operator had been repaired, following which internet services were fully restored. Earlier, internet services had gone d...

  5. ARY News (English) 74% identical

    Internet services affect in Islamabad and Rawalpindi areas

    The mobile and internet services in various areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have been affected as mobile data and Wi-Fi services in twin cities reported partly disrupted.

  6. Daily Pakistan (English) 82% identical

    Internet Disruption hits Rawalpindi, Islamabad as Fiber Cable Cut interrupts services

    RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD – Internet services were disrupted in parts of Rawalpindi and Islamabad after an optical fiber cable was cut, triggering partial outages across some areas and affecting users of multiple service providers. The internet disruption in parts of twin cities on September 27 sparked confusion among users, with some initially assuming the outage was linked to […]

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