--- title: "Internet services disrupted in Islamabad and Rawalpindi due to fiber cable cut" description: "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." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/10937-pta-says-internet-services-fully-restored-in-islamabad site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Internet services disrupted in Islamabad and Rawalpindi due to fiber cable cut pakistan · updated 27 Sep 2026, 2:59 PM PKT · 27 Sep 2026 · 8 articles from 6 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > 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. ## Same story from 6 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [Internet services restored in Islamabad and Rawalpindi after fibre fault](https://www.24newshd.tv/27-Sep-2026/internet-services-restored-islamabad-rawalpindi-fibre-fault) · 27 Sep 2026, 2:59 PM PKT > 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. - **Minute Mirror** — [Internet services disrupted in Islamabad, Rawalpin...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/internet-services-disrupted-in-islamabad-rawalpindi-636106/) · 27 Sep 2026, 2:13 PM PKT · 75% identical wording to the newest filing > Internet services were partially disrupted in parts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi on Sunday, affecting mobile data and Wi-Fi users in several areas. - **ProPakistani** — [Internet Fixed After Small Panic](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/27/internet-fixed-after-small-panic/) · 27 Sep 2026, 1:04 PM PKT · 87% identical wording to the newest filing > Internet services have been fully restored across Islamabad and Rawalpindi after a fault in an optical fiber network was fixed,… Read More - **Hum News English** — [PTA says internet services fully restored in Islamabad, Rawalpindi after outage](https://humenglish.com/latest/pta-says-internet-services-fully-restored-in-islamabad-rawalpindi-after-outage/) · 27 Sep 2026, 12:44 PM PKT · 89% identical wording to the newest filing > 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... - **ARY News (English)** — [Internet services affect in Islamabad and Rawalpindi areas](https://arynews.tv/internet-services-affected-islamabad-rawalpindi-areas) · 27 Sep 2026, 12:42 PM PKT · 74% identical wording to the newest filing > 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. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Internet Disruption hits Rawalpindi, Islamabad as Fiber Cable Cut interrupts services](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/27-Sep-2026/internet-disruption-hits-rawalpindi-islamabad-as-fiber-cable-cut-interrupts-services) · 27 Sep 2026, 11:17 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > 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 […] ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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