Interior Ministry clarifies reports about closure of mobile, internet services
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A spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said on Saturday the government will consider suspending mobile and internet services only in areas where security threats are imminent.
The spokesperson said that mobile and internet service in rest of the country will remain unaffected.
A report suggested earlier that the federal government has decided to shut down the mobile and internet services in the country as jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is all set to march on Islamabad on November 24.
The report quoted sources as saying that a decision has been made to shut down the mobile and internet services at midnight on Saturday. The Interior Ministry will issue orders to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTI) soon.
On Saturday, the government closed motorways and bus stations and blocked several inter-city and intracity roads by placing containers to stop the protesters from reaching the federal capital Islamabad.
On the other hand, the PTI leadership has challenged the government that they will reach Islamabad at any cost and the protest will continue until Imran Khan's release from Adiala Jail, where he has been incarcerated since August 5, 2023.