Mobile phone services were suspended on Friday in Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi, with authorities claiming that the decision was taken on creditable information about a terrorist threat to the city. The decision was taken suddenly as there were intelligence reports that terrorists planned to carry out widespread target killings and trigger off remote-controlled explosives, sources in Sindh province’s Home Ministry said. The move was aimed at ‘countering these terrorist threats although we realise it causes great inconvenience to the people,’ a source said.
The decision to suspend mobile and cellular services from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm caught the people by surprise and caused them great problems. ‘I don’t understand this strategy of the government. What guarantee is there terrorists will not attempt to carry out their threats after 6.30 pm,’ Kashif, a Karachi resident, said.
The decision to suspend mobile and cellular services from 10.30 am to 6.30 pm caught the people by surprise and caused them great problems. ‘I don’t understand this strategy of the government. What guarantee is there terrorists will not attempt to carry out their threats after 6.30 pm,’ Kashif, a Karachi resident, said.