Cell phones to go off in Islamabad on Independence Day

ISLAMABAD: Mobile Phone services will be put on suspension in the federal capital on August 14 following the threats during Independence celebrations.

The suspension will start from 6 AM and remain till 1 PM.

No cellphone service in #Islamabad tomorrow from 6am to 1pm. #Pakistan #IndependenceDay

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— Mehreen Zahra-Malik (@mehreenzahra) August 13, 2015

The Interior Ministry sources said, the mobile phone service suspension is part of security measure for Independence Day celebrations scheduled in the city on August 14.

Meanwhile, mobile phone services were temporarily suspended in the federal capital earlier today in the wake of ongoing rehearsals for Independence Day celebrations. Networks, however, started coming back to its real strength after a little with and full-fledged signals were restored.