On Eid-ul-Fitr, the occasion that marks the end of the month of fasting for Muslims and is celebrated as a holiday, the government of Pakistan slapped a blanket cell phone service suspension on four major cities in the country - Karachi, Lahore, Multan and Quetta. Services are to remain blocked from 8pm on Sunday 19 August, 2012 till 11am Monday 20 August. According to the government, the measure has been take to prevent terrorist attacks.
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