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Internet services suspended in specific areas of Lahore
As per the notification, the directive has been issued in response to a protest oragnised by a banned outfit in Lahore.
Lahore: The Punjab government has Thursday directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend internet services in different areas of Lahore, GNN reported.
According to an official notification, internet services in different areas of Punjab Provincial Capital Lahore have been suspended at the direction of the Home Department.
As per the notification, the directive has been issued in response to a protest oragnised by a banned outfit in Lahore.
Sources said that the suspension was likely to prevent violent protests by the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP).
As per details, the services have been suspended in Samanabad, Sheerakot, Nawankot, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Sabzazar and Iqbal Town.