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Northern areas of Pakistan to get high speed internet to promote tourism

WDWeb DeskPublished 1 min read
USF approve 10 projects to provide Internet at Tourist Areas

According to CEO Universal Service Fund Haris Mehmood Chaudhry, high-speed internet services would be accessible shortly in Chitral, Kaghan, and other tourist attractions in northern areas of Pakistan.

Haris Mehmood further stated that high-speed internet will be available in Chitral, Kaghan, Naran, and the Neelum Valley within six months.

After a year, high-speed internet will be available in Gwadar, Panjgur, and other regions of Balochistan.

Fiber optic work has also begun in seven tribal districts, with 900 kilometres of fibre optic cable being deployed in Khyber, Kurram, and Mohmand, he added.

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