Cellular services will not be suspended in Sindh on Election Day. PHOTO: FILE
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) had earlier issued a notice saying mobile services will remain suspended across the province from 7pm tonight till 5pm tomorrow. This decision has now been taken back.
Cellular services in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can still be suspended, however.
Mobile services have been suspended in the country in the past as a preventative security measure.
On May 6, Secretary Election Commission Ishtiaq Ahmed said, “there are chances that mobile service can be suspended (on polling day) as part of security arrangements as provinces are working on this in collaboration with federation”.
Election threats
The Tehreek-e-Taliban have stepped up their threats against the elections, warning voters to boycott polling stations to save their lives as bloody attacks targeted party offices over the last 30 days.
The TTP have singled out the secular-leaning PPP and its main coalition partners, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, which controls Pakistan's biggest city of Karachi, and the Awami National Party in the northwest.
More than 600,000 security personnel, including tens of thousands of soldiers, have been ordered to deploy to guard against attacks on polling day.
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Good decision by ECP because, if you have to report rigging how will you report it? If you want to call army, how will you call it?
What is the reason that PTA has taken back its decision?
Is there any thing more important than the precious human lives and properties of the voters?
If cellular networks are still operational and there are blasts at PPP or MQM or ANP in Sindh, then Sindh will be put on the road to become Sindhudes!
I dont think you guys understand the heading. NO LONGER SUSPENDED. Means phone service will be on. Not a good decision by KC. Let people go in peace and cast their vote.
No the govt should not suspend the service, otherwise people will not be able to be in contact with their loved ones while they go and vote..
I think the government should should suspend the service.
It is a good decision been taken by PTA as no matter what ever government we have they have all failed to provide security to the citizens of the country these things do not effect the higher authorities its the citizens who suffer I hope the army is successful in providing good security to our voters as we are going to be making a decision for another five years
I am glad to learn that PTA has taken such a decision on the eve of general election.
This is been done to avoid any law and order situation and to secure the precious human lives of the people, in view of the recent bomb blasts in Karachi and security threats by terrorists on the Election Day.
Thank you PTA for taking a timely decision.
My phone still works. 730PM in Karachi