Security measures: No cell phone services today

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


Our Correspondent January 25, 2013
Cellular services to be barred from 10am to 8pm. PHOTO: CREATIVE COMMONS

ISLAMABAD:


The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has announced the suspension of mobile phone services in 27 cities and towns of Punjab on the occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi on Friday from 10am to 8pm. Unlike in the past, this time small towns were also included on the list of places where communication will be down.


These cities and towns in Punjab include Lahore, Shaikhapura, Nankana, Sangla Hill, Shangla Hills, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Shakar Gard, Zafar Wal, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jehlum, Chakwal, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Layyah, Bahawalpur, Jhang, Chiniot.

In Sindh, Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Nausheroferoz and Mirpurkhas would also go off the grid. Sindh Adviser to the Home Ministry Sharfuddin Memon announced that mobile phones would not work from 10am to 5pm in Karachi on Friday as well. There will be no service in Quetta as well.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 25th, 2013.

COMMENTS (11)

DevilHunterX | 11 years ago | Reply

Terrorism is a day job? They only attack between the hours of 9AM - 5PM?

Feedom Seeker | 11 years ago | Reply

Why not close the TTP, Lej, SSP, ASWJ and Let terrorist centers? These criminals are moving free and teeth less cell phone are closed.

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