Internet services across Pakistan appear to be stabilising after several days of severe disruption that affected users nationwide.

Nayatel, one of the country’s major internet service providers, said in a post on X that the issue had been resolved, adding that “all uplinks have remained stable”.

Independent checks carried out on multiple devices indicate that internet performance has improved and appears stable for now, following prolonged periods of slow speeds and unreliable connections.

The development comes after widespread complaints from users across different networks, with services significantly degraded for more than two days.

Pakistan’s internet disruption began in early January 2026, with services remaining affected for more than 48 hours by January 6.

Nayatel confirmed the issue through its official X account, attributing the disruption to a fault at an upstream provider.

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According to the company, a major hardware failure at one of its two upstream providers triggered a ripple effect across the country, severely impacting internet connectivity.

The problem originated from Transworld, a key fibre backbone provider whose infrastructure supports multiple internet service providers nationwide.

As Nayatel relies on Transworld’s backbone, the failure led to significant connectivity degradation for its customers, with upload speeds particularly affected due to a compromised uplink.

The disruption was not limited to Nayatel. Testing and user reports indicated similar issues affecting PTCL, Zong and Ufone subscribers across Pakistan, pointing to the scale of the backbone failure.

Nayatel had also warned that essential maintenance scheduled for January 7, between 12:00 AM and 02:00 PM, could lead to additional interruptions.