Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Home Department has decided to close mobile service in 14 districts of the province on 9th and 10th of Muharram owing to security reasons, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Friday.
According to sources in the Home Department, the mobile service will remain closed on 9th Muharram in Peshawar Sadar, interior city, Pashtakhra, Nothya, Tehkal and Pichgi Road.
The sources further said that on Ashura Day the mobile service will be suspended till 9pm in interior areas of Peshawar and Wadpaga.
On Ashura Day, mobile service will remain close from 8am to 10pm in Mardan City, while in Noshehra Cantt mobile signals will remain closed during 9th and 10th of Muharram, the sources added.
The sources said in Abbotabad, Mansehra and Haripur mobile service will also remain closed in the surroundings of Imambargahs.
The mobile service will be suspended on the 9th and 10th of Muharram in Kohat city, Hangu, Kuram, Orakzai, Bannu city, Lakki Marwat.
Mobile signals will also be switched off in the sensitive areas of Dera Ismail Khan and Tank while internet service will be restored on landline Wi-Fi.
Reporter Aamir Shehzad