Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has suspended the mobile services across 14 cities in Pakistan on Friday amid fears of the possible terror attack on the eve of Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (S.A.W).
According to sources, the services were suspended on the directives given to PTA by Interior Ministry headed by Rehman Malik. The services will be suspended till 6 pm in the evening.
The cities include Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Quetta, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Jhang, Multan, Khanewal, Attock, Murree, Chakwal Chakri and Momin Kot.
Mobile services were in order to foil any possible terror plot as the militants had earlier use mobile phones to detonate the explosive devices.
Consumers, especially in the violence-prone Karachi, are suffering at the loss of connectivity for not being able to stay in touch wit their love ones.
Previously, the government had blocked the service during the Eid-ul-Fitr in a bid to keep any probable acts of terrorism at bay.
The government on Wednesday announced a public holiday to observe Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool (Day of Prophet Mohammad’s love) across the country on September 21 (Friday).
The decision was taken during a federal cabinet meeting held under chairmanship of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Islamabad.
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