Terrorism threat: Cellular services suspended in Karachi for a day

No target killing took place in Karachi on Friday due to mobile service suspension, says Rehman Malik.


Web Desk December 28, 2012
No target killing took place in Karachi on Friday due to mobile service suspension, says Rehman Malik. PHOTO: FILE

KARACHI: Cellular services were suspended by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in Karachi on Friday from 11am-6pm in light of terrorism threats, Express News reported.

According to an intelligence report, a major act of terrorism was suspected in Karachi, which was expected to be carried out through a cell phone.

Network operators were informed at 9am of the suspension.

Later during the day, Interior Minister Rehman Malik chaired a meeting to review the security situation in the country. During the meeting, Malik said that no target killing took place in Karachi on Friday due to the mobile service suspension.

He said that those who want to disturb the peace in Karachi cannot succeed in their nefarious designs.

Suspending cellular services in light of terrorism threats on important days like Eid and Ashura has become a norm, however service suspension on such days comes with prior notice.

Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the day of the ban as Tuesday instead of Friday. The error is regretted.

COMMENTS (30)

Clear Black Bag | 11 years ago | Reply

Where is Fair Trial Bill because Fair Trial Bill was approved and implemented in Pakistan to stop/control terrorism by the mobiles?Still blocking the mobile phones' services definitely shows and proves that Fair Trial Bill is only a document or piece of paper......

Jiyala | 11 years ago | Reply

Rehman Malik should be lauded for his courageous steps to ensure that there is no terrorism in the country. I think we should ban mobile phones once and for all so that the threat of terrorism is completely eliminated.

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