Interior Ministry instructs PTA to resume cellular services

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Interior Ministry has directed the Pakistan Telecom Authority (PTA) to resume the cellular services in the Red Zone area of Islamabad, geo News reported on Thursday.

In the backdrop of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s Azadi March on Independence Day today, the Interior Ministry had ordered the PTA to shut mobile phone and wireless internet services in Red Zone area for an indefinite period, to avoid any untoward incident and security threats during the long march.

Federal Interior Minister Chaudry Nisar Ali Khan has directed the PTA to restore mobile phone services in the Red Zone area that includes Parliament House, Prime Minister office, Supreme Court, Secretariat, Presidency, Judicial Colony, Serena Chowk, Embassy Road, and Marriot Hotel.