The Interior Ministry announced a partial resumption of mobile phone services following their shutdown during the polling process for security reasons. The decision to suspend mobile phone and internet services across Pakistan earlier in the day had drawn criticism from political parties and international observers.
In a subsequent update on X around 8 pm, the ministry stated that cellular services had been partially restored in several areas, including Bhakkar, Sargodha, Taxila, Gujar Khan Chakri, Loralai, Sibi, Jhal Magsi, and all of Sindh except Malir and Karachi.
