Cellular services to remain active in Punjab’s 17 districts on Ashura

LAHORE: Mobile phone services will remain active on Muharram 9 and 10 in 17 districts of Punjab including Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Sargodha, Khushab, Sialkot, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Vehari, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Okara and Chiniot

According to the spokesperson of the Punjab Home Department, the cellular network will be partially suspended in the rest of the Punjab. It is recommended that the cellular services should be suspended only in the surrounding areas of processions and Majaalis for security reasons. Mobile phone services will be partially suspended in Gujranwala, Narowal, Toba Tek Singh, Bhakkar, Mandi Bahauddin, Wazirabad, Rajanpur, Faisalabad, Bahawalnagar, Hafizabad, Gujrat, DG Khan and Jhang.

The spokesman clarified that cellular services would not be completely suspended in any city of Punjab. The partial suspension of mobile signals will continue from 8am till 10pm on 9th and 10th Muharram on procession routes and areas of Majaalis in the already-mentioned districts only. Cellular services will be suspended at 28 locations in Rawalpindi, 15 locations in Rahim Yar Khan and 11 locations in Mianwali and Bahawalpur. The services will remain suspended at 10 places in Layyah, 7 places in Muzaffargarh and 6 places in Nankana Sahib.