The Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has announced the maintenance schedule for the submarine cable glitch, as the internet is not working properly across Pakistan.
The internet distortion erupted all over the country after a fault in the submarine cables.
According to their post on X on Sunday, formerly known as Twitter, PTCL said that the customers may face internet service degradation during the evening hours between May 11, 2026, and May 18, 2026.
The maintenance process will be initiated from the date already announced, which is from May 11 and can last till May 18.
The post on X said, “A maintenance activity is planned on one of our submarine cables to repair a fault by the International Cable Consortium.”
The company has also apologised to their customers in their post for the inconvenience during the PTCL maintenance in May, 2026.
Submarine cable faults are one of the major reasons for internet failure or disruption in Pakistan.
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PTCL rejects claims of UAE telecom market leaving the Pakistani industry
PTCL on May 2, rejected the media claims that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) telecom giant Etisalat was considering leaving the Pakistani market, stating that there had been “no discussion” regarding such an action.
This clarification followed a media report indicating that Etisalat was in the preliminary phases of assessing its involvement in the country’s telecom sector.
This assessment was reportedly part of a larger portfolio optimisation initiative that could potentially lead to its departure from Pakistan.
Etisalat International Pakistan assumed management control of PTCL in April 2006 as part of a $2.6 billion agreement to acquire a 26 per cent stake in the company.
“We are preparing to release a statement on this matter.
There is no truth to these claims,” PTCL Chief Executive Officer Hatem Bamatraf stated during a webinar, in response to an inquiry regarding Etisalat’s potential exit from the country.
He noted that this was a matter for the shareholders, not for PTCL, but mentioned that it was evident to him that no such discussions were taking place at Etisalat, which he identified as PTCL’s managing entity
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