Pakistan: Mobile phone services go off

Mobile phone services were suspended in Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad Sunday night. The mobile phone services were suspended at 8.00pm, Sunday. Accoding to reports the services will remain suspended till 11am Monday. Earlier, Interior Minister Rehman Malik giving warning about possible terror attacks at occasion had said that mbile phone services could be suspended for sometime in emergency to foil terror bids. The interior minister says terrorists can strike on the occasion of Eid and security agencies have been put on high alert. He apologised to public in advance in case mobile phone services had to be blocked in certain areas in case of emergency. No negligence would be tolerated by the law enforcement and security agencies, he said. His said his team was working 24 hours a days.