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PTCL internet services disrupted nationwide amid major outage

Internet services expected to go down today across Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan Telecommunications Limited (PTCL) has said that internet subscribers in the country can expect slower speeds and reduced connectivity on Tuesday because of maintenance activities on a submarine cable. PTCL announced that the maintenance job is being done to replace a defective repeater in the undersea cable system. The maintenance process will

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Mobile internet services partially restored in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Two days of suspension later, mobile internet services have begun to be restored partially in different parts of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The services were suspended after a religious group had announced a protest march early this week. Official sources have reported that mobile data connectivity has been restored in some localities, and

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Mobile internet service suspended in Islamabad, Rawalpindi amid protest

Mobile internet service suspended in Islamabad, Rawalpindi amid protest

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The federal government has decided to suspend mobile internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi following the announcement of a protest march by a religious group. The Ministry of Interior has issued a directive to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to take the necessary steps to suspend mobile internet services in both twin

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Fake cybersecurity training campaign uses IT minister’s photo, says NCERT

Rising SMS scams: Google alerts android users to disable 2G for protection

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English):  Google has released an alert to smartphone users of a rising tide of SMS scams or SMS based cyberattacks that are capable of evading network-level security and targeting mobile devices directly. According to the company, the attacks exploit vulnerabilities in older 2G networks, enabling scammers to send compromising texts undetected. How the

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Cyber Alert: Fake PDF editor spreads dangerous “TamperedChef” malware

ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Computer Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has released a high-priority cyber alert alerting government and private sector organizations of a new malware campaign comprising a trojanized version of AppSuite PDF Editor. Malware, known as TamperedChef, has been spreading on the internet from 21 August 2025, posing as a genuine PDF editor

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Pakistan ranked ninth worldwide in app downloads in 2024

  ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): Pakistan was among top 10 global markets for app downloads in 2024 with 3.56 billion installs — a 9.2% increase year-on-year (YoY), according to the data released by IT consultancy firm Data Darbar. The growth positioned Pakistan ninth globally in downloads and 12th in total hours spent on apps. Pakistanis recorded

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