PTI protest: Internet services to be suspended in major cities

Internet services are set to be suspended in several major Pakistani cities, including Islamabad, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, and Gujranwala, starting from midnight tonight.

The move is reportedly part of heightened security measures ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest scheduled for November 24.

Mobile phone services will remain operational for now, but internet and broadband services will be suspended.

The Interior Ministry has ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend mobile and internet services from midnight tonight.

The National Counter-Terrorism Authority (NACTA) has issued a threat alert about possible terrorist attacks during the PTI protest in Islamabad.

According to NACTA, these groups have crossed the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and entered Pakistan on the night of November 19 and 20.

The authority has advised all federal and provincial agencies to enhance security measures in light of the threats.

In preparation for the PTI protest, Islamabad authorities have imposed strict security protocols, including sealing routes leading to the capital's Red Zone.

Rangers have been deployed at key government buildings, while heavy contingents of police, the Frontier Corps (FC), and Rangers have been stationed at D-Chowk, where containers have been placed to block access.

Several major roads, including Srinagar Highway at Zero Point, GT Road at T-Cross, and the Expressway at Khanna Pul, have been barricaded with containers.