8th Muharram: Live social media updates
As Pakistan enters day one of high security leading up to 10th Muharram, we bring latest news on social media.
As Pakistan enters day one of high security in the lead-up to 10th Muharram, The Express Tribune Web Desk brings the latest updates shared by citizens on social media.
This page will maintain a log of top tweets, Facebook shares and photos from Instagram. It will be updated every 20-30 minutes.
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faizanlakhani Mobile phones will remain suspended in 48 cities including #Karachi & #Lahore on 9th and 10th Muharram. V Phone will also blocked.#Pakistan
rafiazakaria Is cellphone banned #karachi #postmodern or just medieval. Reading #Foucault in #Karachi https://t.co/m1R7TeSF
AFP photo shows special police force members guarding a Muharram procession in Karachi
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4:30pm
bolobhi How many times has the Government suspended cellular services this year & what were the reasons given? https://t.co/NcvHZeOY
anjumkiani #PakistanSafety 3 : Ensure u urself dont create security alerts by leaving baggage on busses or other locations.
AFP photo shows Shia mourners marching during a procession in Karachi.
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4:00pm
anjumkiani Mobile phone services being shut down in Punjab on a area to area and sector 2 sector bases. Thats better than RM total shut down! #Pakistan
anjumkiani #Pakistan Safety 1 : Report any suspicious activity in your neighbourhoods to the police, take descriptions of the Suspects.
mansoorgeonews Next time when you hold your cellphone, think of it as an AK-47 - Dangerous to use and gets blocked by the government #Pakistan
Wajeeha Zaidi shares a photo of a motorcycle crossing the Babul Ilm Imam Bargah, Karachi on Instagram.
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3:30pm
dj_bubble Mobile service will remain closed in Raja Bazar, Chittiyan Hattiyan, Dhoke Sayedan, Khayban, G-9 and G-6 areas of #Rawalpindi & #Islamabad.
mustafa_qadri When are we going to have zero tolerance for intolerance? Block hate speech and you won't have to block mobile signals. #Karachi #Quetta
Sara Khan shares a mobile phone screenshot on Instagram.
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3:00pm
ansarburney Pakistan Army on standby at Karachi and other areas of Sindh Province.
anthonypermal Bomb disposal numbers to keep in mind during GSM blackout in #Pakistan: #Karachi - 32416626 (I don't have it for the other cities).
ajimran In Islamabad the mobile phone ban seems to be for certain neighbourhoods. Unclear which ones. Timings seem to be from 3 until 6.
fbhutto Things banned/to be banned in Pakistan: cell networks, youtube (and 20,000 other sites), riding on motorcycles - only for a few days...
karachi_post An Islamic country where in order to protect muslims from each other govt has to suspend cell phone services.transportation etc #Pakistan
khalidkhan787 Thermos bomb defused in Peshawar, Main Saddar Bazar, Pakistan, moments ago
AFP photo shows a cellular user getting no answer after services were suspended in parts of Pakistan
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2:30pm
shirazhassan Terror is in the air. One can really feel HIGH ALERT situation in #Islamabad.
radiopakistan Mobile phone service will also remain suspended in G-9 sector of #Islamabad from 3 to 6pm this afternoon https://t.co/Z3ccM6tR
declanwalsh Dusting off landline "@Rezhasan: @declanwalsh Mobiles also likely to go down in Rawalpindi/Islamabad from 3 pm."
aadii_ Emergency numbers during Mobile Ban/ Jam: Ambulance "115", Fire "16", Police "15"
desmukh Banned in Karachi today: Mobile phones, youtube, trash cans, education. Did I miss anything?
mirza9 "garbage cans would be removed from #Karachi in light of terror threats." Just what Karachi needed. Awesome
ansarburney No more service of Mobile Phones in Karachi
All roads leading to the mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, blocked for traffic, photo shared via @SaimaMohsin #Karachi
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2:10pm
yusrasaskari Dear #Pakistan , Please try to keep it together this weekend.
usamakhilji I salute all the Shia Muslims that continue to live with courage in such a fascist environment against them in Pakistan.
sarahdawood I don't mind our phones being dead. As long as our people stay alive. #Pakistan
omar_quraishi Twitter is the new mobile phone - in Pakistan at least
akchishti Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Strategy: ban it: to delay it - #jokers
Abdul Rehman shares a photo of an empty I.I. Chundrigar Road via Instagram
This page will maintain a log of top tweets, Facebook shares and photos from Instagram. It will be updated every 20-30 minutes.
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Latest updates on Twitter
faizanlakhani Mobile phones will remain suspended in 48 cities including #Karachi & #Lahore on 9th and 10th Muharram. V Phone will also blocked.#Pakistan
rafiazakaria Is cellphone banned #karachi #postmodern or just medieval. Reading #Foucault in #Karachi https://t.co/m1R7TeSF
AFP photo shows special police force members guarding a Muharram procession in Karachi
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4:30pm
Across Pakistan
bolobhi How many times has the Government suspended cellular services this year & what were the reasons given? https://t.co/NcvHZeOY
anjumkiani #PakistanSafety 3 : Ensure u urself dont create security alerts by leaving baggage on busses or other locations.
Karachi
AFP photo shows Shia mourners marching during a procession in Karachi.
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4:00pm
Latest updates on Twitter
anjumkiani Mobile phone services being shut down in Punjab on a area to area and sector 2 sector bases. Thats better than RM total shut down! #Pakistan
anjumkiani #Pakistan Safety 1 : Report any suspicious activity in your neighbourhoods to the police, take descriptions of the Suspects.
mansoorgeonews Next time when you hold your cellphone, think of it as an AK-47 - Dangerous to use and gets blocked by the government #Pakistan
Wajeeha Zaidi shares a photo of a motorcycle crossing the Babul Ilm Imam Bargah, Karachi on Instagram.
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3:30pm
Karachi
radiopakistan 5500 policemen will guard main Ashura procession in #Karachi while 20 thousand policemen will be on duty in the city https://t.co/6a6BnThY
Islamabad
dj_bubble Mobile service will remain closed in Raja Bazar, Chittiyan Hattiyan, Dhoke Sayedan, Khayban, G-9 and G-6 areas of #Rawalpindi & #Islamabad.
Across Pakistan
mustafa_qadri When are we going to have zero tolerance for intolerance? Block hate speech and you won't have to block mobile signals. #Karachi #Quetta
Sara Khan shares a mobile phone screenshot on Instagram.
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3:00pm
Karachi
ansarburney Pakistan Army on standby at Karachi and other areas of Sindh Province.
anthonypermal Bomb disposal numbers to keep in mind during GSM blackout in #Pakistan: #Karachi - 32416626 (I don't have it for the other cities).
Islamabad
ajimran In Islamabad the mobile phone ban seems to be for certain neighbourhoods. Unclear which ones. Timings seem to be from 3 until 6.
Across Pakistan
fbhutto Things banned/to be banned in Pakistan: cell networks, youtube (and 20,000 other sites), riding on motorcycles - only for a few days...
karachi_post An Islamic country where in order to protect muslims from each other govt has to suspend cell phone services.transportation etc #Pakistan
khalidkhan787 Thermos bomb defused in Peshawar, Main Saddar Bazar, Pakistan, moments ago
AFP photo shows a cellular user getting no answer after services were suspended in parts of Pakistan
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2:30pm
Islamabad updates
shirazhassan Terror is in the air. One can really feel HIGH ALERT situation in #Islamabad.
radiopakistan Mobile phone service will also remain suspended in G-9 sector of #Islamabad from 3 to 6pm this afternoon https://t.co/Z3ccM6tR
declanwalsh Dusting off landline "@Rezhasan: @declanwalsh Mobiles also likely to go down in Rawalpindi/Islamabad from 3 pm."
Lahore updates
aadii_ Emergency numbers during Mobile Ban/ Jam: Ambulance "115", Fire "16", Police "15"
Karachi updates
desmukh Banned in Karachi today: Mobile phones, youtube, trash cans, education. Did I miss anything?
mirza9 "garbage cans would be removed from #Karachi in light of terror threats." Just what Karachi needed. Awesome
ansarburney No more service of Mobile Phones in Karachi
All roads leading to the mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, blocked for traffic, photo shared via @SaimaMohsin #Karachi
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2:10pm
yusrasaskari Dear #Pakistan , Please try to keep it together this weekend.
usamakhilji I salute all the Shia Muslims that continue to live with courage in such a fascist environment against them in Pakistan.
sarahdawood I don't mind our phones being dead. As long as our people stay alive. #Pakistan
omar_quraishi Twitter is the new mobile phone - in Pakistan at least
akchishti Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Strategy: ban it: to delay it - #jokers
Abdul Rehman shares a photo of an empty I.I. Chundrigar Road via Instagram