Dependence on foreign technology exposed
KARACHI: The recent Cloudflare outage that disrupted services across Pakistan has highlighted the country’s heavy reliance on foreign digital infrastructure, underscoring the urgent need for a national preparedness strategy. When contacted, officials of the Federal Ministry of Information and Telecommunications (ITT) told The Express Tribune that the Pakistan government has a strong vigilance system under the National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT). NCERT monitors systems 24/7 to ensure security. On the failure of foreign Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) exposing Pakistan to digital vulnerability and the risk of total disruption, an official said that Pakistan’s own infrastructure is resilient but interconnected









