Staff Reporter
Lahore
Cellphone services in seven cities of Punjab will remain suspended due to security concerns on Youm-e-Ashura, said a notification issued by the provincial home department on Wednesday.
According to the notification, the Punjab government has sought details from the district administrations of the seven cities where mobile phone services will be suspended. Cellphone services will remain suspended in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura, Jhelum, Chiniot, Okara and Bahawalpur on the 10th of Muharram.
The notification sent to the cities has directed district administrations to let the provincial government know the timings when cellular services will be suspended. It further said that the timings will be sent to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority so that any untoward accident can be avoided on the day.
Meanwhile, the Punjab government imposed a micro smart lockdown in various areas of six cities in the province on Wednesday, as authorities warned that complacency cannot be afforded despite the declining number of Covid-19 cases in the country.
According to the breakdown, 33 areas in the six cites have been placed under the micro smart lockdown covering a population of 3,747. The most number of people placed under the lockdown are Gujrat, while Lahore and Rawalpindi have the most number of areas placed under lockdown.
