Digital Divide Pakistan

Internet Shutdown In Quetta Disrupts Daily Life

Poor Internet Services in Waziristan and Balochistan Draw Senate’s Concern

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 5 months ago ⏐

2 min read

Poor internet services in deprived areas of Waziristan and Balochistan came under sharp scrutiny as the Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances convened at Old…

Internet Services Suspended Again In Quetta Amid Security Concerns

Pakistan’s Global Ranking For Mobile Internet fell to new lows

By Manik Aftab ⏐ 7 months ago ⏐

2 min read

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s low ranking in the Speedtest Global Index for broadband (141st out of 151 countries) and mobile internet (99th out of 110 countries), combined…

Pakistan Is Still Decades Away From Digital Equality Warns World Bank

Pakistan is Still Decades Away from Digital Equality, Warns World Bank

By Tech Desk ⏐ 8 months ago ⏐

3 min read

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has one of the lowest average broadband speeds in South Asia. Fixed broadband packages cost 11.1 percent of the average monthly GNI per capita, which…