Internet Issue In Pakistan Today News
Authorities have been fiddling with the internet since May 2023 to ensure stability throughout the country.
Do we have one more countdown left? Officials at the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) have said that problems with internet speed would be resolved by the 20th of October, enabling consumers to enjoy an error-free connection once more. However, this does not convince those doubtful of these dates that there is still hope.
Authorities have reportedly been tampering with the internet since May 2023 to preserve stability throughout the nation. However, this misguided strategy has severely damaged our Digital Pakistan reputation since the majority of people are afraid that businesses may choose to completely ignore Pakistan and outsource their operations to other nations in the area. IT specialists alerted authorities to the permanent consequences of the government’s conflict with the internet in August following a statewide internet outage. Authorities first blamed sharks that had somehow figured out how to connect to Pakistan through internet cables in the deep blue sea and had purposefully bitten them off. Then, the authorities began blaming VPN-dependent internet users rather than the unaware sharks, coming up with strange comparisons to explain how rising VPN usage had negatively affected internet speed.
The authorities then pointed the finger at an update procedure, explaining that they were improving online security by updating the web management system (WMS) because Pakistan is vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks. Unexpected internet failures affected customers of one cellphone provider on October 10. Although everything returned to normal, industry insiders reportedly blamed the WMS for the disturbance. So why are authorities selecting a system that has an impact on how the internet functions?
Digital rights advocates saw this cyberattack as an effort by the government to quell opposition. This can be the case given that the majority of developing nations frequently utilize internet bans as a weapon against any dissent. Perhaps these concerns were the cause of the sudden X (previously Twitter) ban. While it’s true that certain political parties have turned social media platforms into weapons, the government’s response is a cowardly one. The government is attacking the messenger, a move that will eventually backfire, rather than addressing the underlying cause of the dissemination of false information and fake news online.
Many businesses in the developed world now view Pakistan as a tech destination, in large part because of the work done in the previous several years by the nation’s IT ministry and association. Furthermore, even though they are aware of the nation’s internet issues, they are unable to ignore the concerns of Pakistani workers for very long. Businesses will soon have no choice but to search for markets to outsource their work. A few months ago, internet outages also had an impact on the stock exchange, affecting at least 5% of online transactions. The nation cannot allow such to occur. Pakistan’s political issues are enormous, yet they necessitate an unconventional solution. The whole digital ecosystem is impacted by app bans and intentional internet speed reductions, which paralyze online businesses and affect the performance of freelancers
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