The government needs to come up with other sensible preventive measures, rather than causing distress to the people.
LAHORE: It seems that to suspend mobile phone services owing to security threats will soon become the norm. On the occasion of Youm-e-Ishq-e-Rasool, mobile phone connections were suspended again to thwart any potential terrorist attack. The authorities concerned need to understand that mobiles have become a major mode of communication and can also be used for disaster management purposes, in case of a terrorist attack.
This particular step of suspending mobile phone facilities could have backfired spectacularly, as blocking a major communication channel could have actually facilitated terrorists planning to cause mischief. The government needs to come up with other sensible preventive measures, rather than causing distress to the people.
Amir Ikram
Published in The Express Tribune, September 25th, 2012.
