PTCL Submarine Cable Cut Near Jeddah Causes Internet Disruptions Across Pakistan
Verified Insights PK, Lahore, September 2025 — Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has confirmed that internet users nationwide may face slow connectivity due to a submarine cable cut near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The incident has affected partial bandwidth capacity on the SMW4 and IMEWE systems, two of Pakistan’s critical undersea connections to the global internet. […]
