{"id":88431,"date":"2024-12-22T22:38:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T22:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/official-urges-people-to-use-internet-less-and-for-important-matters-only\/"},"modified":"2024-12-22T22:38:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T22:38:05","slug":"official-urges-people-to-use-internet-less-and-for-important-matters-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/official-urges-people-to-use-internet-less-and-for-important-matters-only\/","title":{"rendered":"Official urges people to \u2018use internet less\u2019 and for \u2018important matters\u2019 only"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Division, Syed Sajid Mehdi, on Sunday suggested that people should \u201cuse the internet less\u201d and for \u201cimportant matters only\u201d as a solution to frequent internet slowdowns in Pakistan.<\/p>\n

In recent months, users have experienced sluggish speeds<\/a>, difficulty downloading media on WhatsApp, and intermittent connectivity issues across the country.<\/p>\n

Professionals in the IT sector have expressed utter dismay to Dawn<\/a><\/em> over how the government handles the internet access issue to check \u201cpropaganda or terrorism\u201d in cyberspace.<\/p>\n

Digital analysts say the government has been testing a \u201cfirewall\u201d that monitors some platforms and gives the power to block content, like photos or videos of rallies shared on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the IT industry has claimed that one hour of internet outages or disruption results in a loss of more than one million dollars for the whole sector, including export businesses.<\/p>\n

Pakis\u00adtan Software Houses Association (P@sha) Chairman Sajjad Mustafa Syed said<\/a> on December 3, \u201cA one-hour internet slowdown might not have any significant impact on people, but disturbed services to a client in any stock market, airport service, bank, etc., in advanced countries would eventually lead to loss of confidence in Pakistan\u2019s IT sector.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on DawnNews TV<\/em> programme Doosra Rukh<\/em>, the parliamentary secretary likened the internet in Pakistan to a road, adding that the more people use it, the more congested it would get and the slower people would move.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are large loads on our internet, [just] like on a congested road,\u201d he said. \u201cCars move slower if there is congestion. If 10 people use a road meant for five, it will slow everything down.\u201d<\/p>\n

The secretary also said that Pakistan\u2019s fibre network only has a capacity of 15 per cent compared to India\u2019s 45pc, citing that as another reason for slow internet.<\/p>\n

Mehdi said that work was underway to resolve the issue and will be completed \u201cvery quickly\u201d.<\/p>\n

When asked if the secretary thought that population increase was also to blame for internet slowdowns, he responded in the affirmative. \u201cLike I said, if more people use the roads then of course it will slow down,\u201d Mehdi answered, adding that this would be fixed within three to four months.<\/p>\n

He said that curbing what he termed \u201cunnecessary\u201d use of the internet would improve speeds. \u201cI\u2019m not saying stop using it, but use it only for important purposes like work, and not for unnecessary purposes,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When asked if people in Pakistan were using the internet unnecessarily, Mehdi replied that people should use the internet mostly for work. \u201cIt will be beneficial if people don\u2019t use the internet too much or for negative thinking\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n

The parliamentary secretary also disagreed with the claim that internet slowdowns were causing financial losses to the IT sector.<\/p>\n

When informed that Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA) had informed the parliament about the financial loss, he said: \u201cWe have not been told officially that the shutdown has caused financial losses. Nobody has filed any requests or complaints about financial losses.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf anyone has suffered personal losses, then that is a different matter entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Division, Syed Sajid Mehdi, on Sunday suggested that people should \u201cuse the internet less\u201d and for \u201cimportant matters only\u201d as a solution to frequent internet slowdowns in Pakistan. In recent months, users have experienced sluggish speeds, difficulty downloading media on WhatsApp, and intermittent connectivity issues across the country. 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