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Pakistan's internet link crippled
(BBC NEWS, 28 June 2005)
A fault in an undersea cable has crippled many of Pakistan's internet and mobile phone links overseas. . . . The fault occurred late on Monday and systems are still down. One internet official said it could take two weeks to repair. . . . The fault has been traced to a point in the Arabian Sea 35km (21 miles) south of Karachi and technicians from Dubai are travelling to make repairs. . . . Pakistan has more than 10 million internet users. . . . Disruption could also occur in India, the United Arab Emirates, Djibouti and Oman, which are also linked by the cable, Pakistani telecommunications officials said. . . . Mr Ahmed said the consortium of 92 countries that owns the cable had asked operating agent Singtel of Singapore to fix the fault. . . . He said Singtel had called in Dubai-based E-Marine but its ship could take a day just to reach the site. . . . Internet Service Providers Association general secretary, VA Abdi, said: "I fear it could take two weeks to repair because it will require the removal of the faulty portion of the cable. . . . "The cable provides Pakistan's major outer communication means and its fault has disrupted almost all communications with the rest of the world." . . . In Pakistan, much internet-based work ground to a halt.

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