*ISLAMABAD – The internet and cellular services in different cities will besuspended from September 19 to 21 as a security measure during Ashura.*
The services will remain inactive between 7am and midnight in variouscities, including Karachi.
The Sindh chief secretary has confirmed the shutdown of cellular services,adding that the services will only be closed in areas that are located onthe routes of processions.
The provincial government has also requested the federal interior ministryand PTCL to suspend mobile phone networks and the internet in differenttimings.
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The services are partially suspended every year in several cities as partof security arrangements for majalis and mourning processions in Muharram.
The services are also likely to be closed in other major cities includingLahore, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta.
