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Mobile phone services suspended as Muharram security measures
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Quetta: Mobile phone services were suspended in Quetta on Tuesday as part of heightened security measures for the observance of the 7th of Muharram, authorities said.
- Sources in the Balochistan Home Department said the suspension was aimed at ensuring security arrangements during Muharram processions and related Majalis (gatherings) in the provincial capital.
- According to officials, mobile phone services will remain suspended until the evening.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Quetta: Mobile phone services were suspended in Quetta on Tuesday as part of heightened security measures for the observance of the 7th of Muharram, authorities said.
Sources in the Balochistan Home Department said the suspension was aimed at ensuring security arrangements during Muharram processions and related Majalis (gatherings) in the provincial capital.
According to officials, mobile phone services will remain suspended until the evening. The main 7th Muharram procession is scheduled to emerge later in the day, with extensive security measures put in place along its route.
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