ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): It is anticipated that internet services in Pakistan will be interrupted on January 15, because one of the country’s submarine cables is going to be maintained.
In an email sent to its customers, Nayatel said, “An unavoidable maintenance activity is planned on one of Pakistan’s submarine cables on January 15, 2026, at around 2 PM, which can last up to 8 hours.”
Nayatel went on to say that this might lead to slow internet connectivity all over Pakistan and expressed regret for the inconvenience caused. The company did not specify the precise place of any leak that might have been there on any of the submarine cables.
In case it occurs, this will be another instance of internet services getting degraded for the second time in a span of just two weeks.
‘The very first day of the new year 2026 saw reported internet outages owing to a technical glitch in one of Pakistan’s upstream providers. During the entire period, internet access was obstructed in the country for more than two days.
