ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday suspended mobile phone service to “maintain law and order” situation amid the ongoing general elections across the country.
According to a spokesperson of the Interior Ministry: “It has been decided to temporarily suspend the mobile service across the country.”
The spokesman said “precious lives have been lost” in recent militant attacks in Pakistan and “security measures are essential to maintain law and order situation and to deal with potential threats”.
AFP journalists in the capital Islamabad could not access mobile internet services as polls opened at 8:00am, while there were also reports of poor access in Karachi.
At least 28 people were killed in twin bomb blasts outside candidates’ offices in Balochistan on the eve of general elections.
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