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Pakistan ISP review · Incumbent (formerly state-owned)

PTCL in Pakistan, reviewed

Pakistan's incumbent telecom operator. Widest coverage by far, including small cities and rural areas. Speeds are slower than private fibre but service is workable. Owner of Ufone.

Strongest city
Islamabad
115 Mbps median
Avg download (all cities)
80 Mbps
Across 8 measured combinations
Reach
All Pakistan
Incumbent (formerly state-owned)

PTCL performance, every city we measured

CityTechDownloadUploadLatencyLossSamples
IslamabadFibre115 Mbps45 Mbps18 ms0.4%14,200
LahoreFibre105 Mbps42 Mbps20 ms0.5%28,700
KarachiFibre95 Mbps38 Mbps22 ms0.6%24,600
RawalpindiFibre88 Mbps34 Mbps24 ms0.7%18,900
MultanFibre78 Mbps30 Mbps26 ms0.7%14,300
FaisalabadFibre72 Mbps28 Mbps28 ms0.8%21,100
PeshawarFibre68 Mbps24 Mbps32 ms1.0%9,400
QuettaDSL18 Mbps4 Mbps65 ms3.2%3,400

Where PTCL actually leads

Based on our data, PTCL is strongest in Islamabad, where it delivers 115 Mbps median download. The PTCLfootprint covers 8 measured city/technology combinations, which is strong coverage relative to the major Pakistani ISP market.

How to read this data

Median figures filter out small-sample data: each row above represents at least 3,000 individual measurements from Ookla's Speedtest open-data quarterly release. Numbers reflect what real users typically experience, not advertised speeds.

Frequently asked questions

Is PTCL good in Pakistan?

Pakistan's incumbent telecom operator. Widest coverage by far, including small cities and rural areas. Speeds are slower than private fibre but service is workable. Owner of Ufone. For most users, the better question is whether it's available at your specific address. Use the per-city pages linked below to check where PTCL ranks against competitors.

What internet speed does PTCL actually deliver?

Across all cities we measured, PTCL delivers 80 Mbps median download. The strongest city is Islamabad at 115 Mbps; the weakest is Quetta at 18 Mbps.

Where can I get PTCL?

All Pakistan For city-level rankings, use the links below.

Compare cities for PTCL

Compare to other Pakistani ISPs

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