ISLAMABAD: Federal Interior Minister Rehman Malik ordered shut all mobile phone services in Karachi during Friday prayer timings from 12 noon till 3pm for security reasons, DawnNews reported.
Malik had has said that there was a terror threat in Karachi for Friday, hence mobile phone services would be closed from 12noon to 3pm.
He further said that all stake-holders were consulted over the matter and preparations were underway to increase security around religious institutions and to improve police patrolling adding that the motive for unrest in Karachi was to destabilise the country. (QNA)
