Mobile services to remain suspended on Chehlum

The mobile phone services will be partially suspended in 10 districts of Punjab on the occasion of Chehlum of martyrs of Karbala. The districts included Rawalpindi, Jhang, Layyah, Sargodha, Bhakar, Mianwali Gujrat, Gujranwala, Chakwal and Toba Tek Singh.

The services will remain suspended partially from five to 11 pm only on the sites of gatherings and rallies. The Punjab Home Department has written for permission to Federal Government.

The services will remain unaffected in other parts of the province including Lahore.

The Punjab Home Department previously had requisitioned the services of Pakistan Army and Pakistan Rangers Punjab.

According to a letter sent to the Federal Ministry of Interior, the law enforcement agencies will be actively involved in ensuring the peaceful conduct of gatherings. The Punjab Home Department spokesperson announced that 37 companies of the army and Rangers have been requested for deployment across 15 districts in Punjab.

Specifically, 14 companies of the Pakistan Army and 23 companies of Pakistan Rangers Punjab are to be mobilised.

The districts set to receive these reinforcements include Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Gujrat, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Sargodha, Khushab, Bhakkar, Multan, Jhang, DG Khan, Muzaffargarh, Layyah, and Bahawalpur.

The deployment will occur from the 17th to the 20th of Safar, corresponding to the various security needs of each district during the Chehlum period.