Balochistan requests suspension of mobile services on Nov 13, 14

• Mobile phone services requested to be suspended in Sibi, Kachhi.
• Department recommends temporary shutdown of PTCL services.
• Move aimed at maintaining law and order during by-election period.
  

QUETTA: In light of the upcoming by-election in Balochistan’s PB-8 constituency, the Balochistan Home Department has requested the Ministry of Interior to suspend mobile phone services in the Sibi and Kachhi districts from 13 to 14 November.

The move is aimed at maintaining law and order during the election period, according to the home department’s letter sent to the interior ministry.

The by-election for PB-8 is scheduled to take place on November 14, with the Balochistan Home Department taking precautionary measures to ensure a secure and orderly voting process. 

Alongside the suspension of mobile services, the department has also recommended a temporary shutdown of PTCL services.

The Ministry of Interior has yet to confirm whether it will act on the recommendations

This by-election follows the passing of Balochistan's municipal minister, Sardar Sarfaraz Chakar Domki. 

Domki, aged 55, died in September in Karachi after a prolonged battle with lung and kidney disease.

A prominent leader in Balochistan and the chief of the Domki tribe, Domki was elected to the Balochistan Assembly from PB-8 as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarians (PPP-P), securing over 27,000 votes in the last election.

The by-election will determine Domki’s successor in PB-8.