The federal government has decided to partially suspend internet and mobile services in Islamabad , Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab amid the opposition party PTI’s planned protest for 24 November. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) will activate its firewall for mobile internet service from November 22 and the aforesaid services will be suspended from November 23, added the sources.

The services will likely remain suspended unless PTI either calls off its protest or make it shorter. PTI has hinted at turning its protest into indefinite sit-in unless its incarcerated leader former PM Imran Khan was released.