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Pakistan Faces Widespread Disruptions from AWS Outage

10/21/2025

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On October 21, 2025, millions of Pakistanis faced disruptions from a global Amazon Web Services outage and suspected submarine cable faults.
IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja attributed the issues to the AWS outage.
Digital expert Habibullah Khan argued the problems stemmed from a fault in the PEACE cable linking Pakistan to China.
By late evening, AWS reported signs of recovery, but many users still experienced slow speeds.

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Story summary

On October 21, 2025, millions of Pakistanis faced disruptions from a global Amazon Web Services outage and suspected submarine cable faults.
IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja attributed the issues to the AWS outage.
Digital expert Habibullah Khan argued the problems stemmed from a fault in the PEACE cable linking Pakistan to China.
By late evening, AWS reported signs of recovery, but many users still experienced slow speeds.