Mobile phone services suspended in Islamabad for three days, here’s why
Islamabad, Dec 17: Pakistan’s Federal government on Friday announced that it had decided to suspend all mobile phone services in the federal capital for three days starting from Friday in the wake of the meeting of Council for Foreign Ministers of Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) on Afghanistan.
According to interior ministry sources, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has been issued directives in this regard to suspend mobile phone services in Islamabad from December 17 to 19 Pakistan Today reported.
The sources further said that the foreign ministry has proposed a public holiday in the federal capital on December 20 in order to ensure safety of the dignitaries, foreign ministers, from multiple Muslim and other countries who will be arriving here for the conference. The services will be blocked from Islamabad Airport to the Red Zone.