Islamabad, Oct 10 (PTI) Pakistani authorities on Friday closed major roads leading to the capital Islamabad to block the entry of protesters from a religious group and suspended mobile internet services to disrupt their communication.

Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a right-wing extremist group, announced to hold a march in Islamabad on Friday against the killings in Gaza. Ironically, the protest by the group coincided with the truce in the region.

The Ministry of Interior responded by putting shipping containers to block the main roads and issuing a letter to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the telecom regulator, to suspend mobile internet service in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

According to the letter sent to the PTA, which was approved by Interior Mi

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