Summary
- However, it is unfortunate to say that the government is not providing us with the level of network services that we desperately need.
- Developed countries have made their network speed so fast and access so easy that their citizens face no difficulty in using it.
- Here, not only is the network coverage and speed extremely poor, but most of the time there is no network at all.
By Jalal Ashraf
In today’s modern technological era, the internet network has become an extremely vital part of life. If it is shut down even for a few moments, big businesses and several governments around the world suffer losses worth billions and trillions of rupees.
Today, network infrastructure plays a prominent role in the progress of every nation. Just like other developed countries, it is also playing a crucial role in the development of our country, Pakistan. However, it is unfortunate to say that the government is not providing us with the level of network services that we desperately need.
Developed countries have made their network speed so fast and access so easy that their citizens face no difficulty in using it. Because in this age, everything — from the education system to businesses, from government offices to hospitals — starts with the network and ends with it.
But in our country Pakistan, there is a severe shortage of this extremely important and essential service. People even have to move from one corner of their house to another just to get a signal to connect with others.
While the rest of the world has moved from 4G to 5G, here in Pakistan we still have to roam around in streets and alleys just to get a decent network signal. These problems vary from province to province, but the situation in Balochistan is the worst.
Here, not only is the network coverage and speed extremely poor, but most of the time there is no network at all. You use the internet a little at night, go to sleep, and when you wake up in the morning, the network is gone. In Balochistan, the situation has become so bad that the network disappears for weeks, and sometimes even for months.
This doesn’t only affect government offices — students, businessmen, and ordinary citizens all suffer badly. Sometimes a person buys a package at night and wakes up in the morning to find that the network has vanished — as if their hard-earned money was thrown into the fire.
My request to the government is that they should not do this. If it becomes absolutely necessary to shut down the network due to some issue, they must at least inform the general public in advance so that people who buy 500-1000 rupee packages do not suffer unnecessary loss.
