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Village head says mobile phones distracted unmarried women from carrying out studies, household chores in village

The decision came after a strike was called by ASWJ in Gilgit Baltistan.

Telco demands compensation for losses as government suspends services.

Every other day, the government suspends cellular services citing terrorism as the reason.

Interior minister asks National Assembly to adopt resolution against unauthorised SIMs.

Interior Minister directs telcos to install biometric systems at outlets selling SIMs by March.

Services restored in Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Hyderabad, DG Khan, Quetta among other areas. Pillion riding ban lifted.

Services to be barred from 10am to 8pm in Punjab, 10am to 5pm in Karachi.

Services to be suspended from 8am-8pm on Friday.

Services started coming back from 9:30 pm in some areas, ahead of the announced schedule of 10pm.

Services are to remain suspended from 8am to 10pm.

Cellular services would remain suspended from 6am to 8pm, Interior Minister Rehman Malik announces.

Suspen­sion of servic­es in Islama­bad, other cities being consid­ered, says Malik.

Packages are not right for our youth, says a lawmaker Kalsoom Parveen.

Sindh government announces three-day public holiday on 8, 9 and 10 of Muharram.

PTA maintains that the suspension is for the safety of people, application should be dismissed.

PTA issued a notice in 2009 directing all cellular networks to check subscribers’ identities.

Doctors cannot attend to emergencies when the government suspends cellular services.

Bomb experts and police came across mobile-phone-controlled devices in 2004.

Banning late night mobile packages is a rash decision, infringement of freedom and rights say experts.

Authority claims the packages counter social norms and values of the country.

Losses to the tune of Rs2 billion were estimated by the business community, due to cellular blackout.

Interior minister states highest number of motorcycle bombings in Balochistan and Sindh.