Pakistan locks down capital, suspends cellphones to thwart opposition rally
- Pakistani authorities placed shipping containers and suspended cellphone service in ISLAMABAD to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister IMRAN KHAN from holding a rally.
- Prime Minister SHEBAZ SHARIF’s government deployed paramilitary rangers, added police, and closed schools in ISLAMABAD and RAWALPINDI after KHAN’s party refused to cancel the protest.
- The cellphone suspension disrupted communications and services like online banking and travel due to roadblocks and teargas shelling by police.
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