ISLAMABAD – Mobile phone service has been suspended in several citiesacross the country, including Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar, on Thursday.
Cellular service has been suspended on the routes of the 9th Muharramprocession, private news channel reported.Strict security measures havebeen taken for the processions and contingents of Rangers and Police havebeen deployed near Imambargahs across the country.Pillion riding has alsobeen banned till 10th Muharram.
The main Ashura procession in Lahore will begin from Imambargah PandoStreet, Islampura while in Karachi it will start from Nishtar Park and inIslamabad from Sector G-6-II Imambargah.
Further, the Pak-Afghan border at Chaman and Pak-Iran border at Taftan havebeen closed for two days.Residents of Karachi also experienced partialsuspension of mobile phone service in the areas where mourning processionswere passing through on Thursday.