Eid Miladun Nabi: Mobile phone services suspended in various cities
ET: Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpurkhas, Quetta, Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan cut off.
KARACHI: Mobile phone services have been suspended in several cities of the country for security reasons on the occasion of Eid Miladun Nabi, Express News reported on Tuesday.
Eid Miladun Nabi, which takes place on Rabiul Awal 12, marks the birth anniversary of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Sindh
In Sindh, cellular services have been suspended in 13 districts of the province including Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur and Mirpurkhas.
In Karachi services will be suspended till 10pm. Over 20,000 policemen and 8,000 Rangers personnel have been deployed in the city. More than 290 processions have been organised from three zones of the city, while over 390 congregations will be held.
There is a backup force of 5,000 policemen in place for the central procession of 12th Rabiul Awwal and congregation at Nishtar Park, IGP Sindh Shahid Nadeem Baloch had earlier stated.
Pillion riding has also been banned in Karachi.
Balochistan
Mobile services have also been suspended in several cities of Balochistan including Quetta, where they will stay suspended till 5pm. In some areas mobile services will be restored as soon as the processions are over.
Balochistan home secretary Asad Gillani had told The Express Tribune that cellular services would be suspended from 7am to 7pm.
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