Islamabad, Oct 10: Pakistani authorities on Friday closed major roads leading to the capital and suspended mobile internet services in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to prevent a protest march by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a right-wing extremist group.

The TLP had announced a march in Islamabad against the killings in Gaza, coinciding ironically with a truce in the region. In response, the Ministry of Interior deployed shipping containers to block main roads and directed the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to suspend mobile internet services indefinitely from 12 a.m. Thursday night.

Police sources confirmed that city entry and exit points were closed, and mobile internet services were suspended to curb communication among protesters. Meanwhile, law enforcement officers in rio

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