Pakistani authorities on Friday closed major roads leading to the capital Islamabad and suspended mobile internet services to prevent a protest march by the hardline religious group Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), officials and media reports said. According to Dawn , a directive dated October 9 and addressed to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) chairman stated that the ministry had “accorded approval to suspend 3G/4G services in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, starting from 12am tonight till further orders.” Police confirmed that both internal and external city routes, along with mobile internet, were shut in view of the protest. Authorities also deployed riot police at key entry points and sealed the Red Zone, which houses important government offices an
Pakistan: Roads blocked, mobile internet suspended in Islamabad, Rawalpindi

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