Pakistan suspended mobile phone services nationwide Thursday for election day, the interior ministry said, citing the need to “maintain law and order".

“It has been decided to temporarily suspend the mobile service across the country,” a ministry spokesman said in a statement.

Meanwhile, voting is underway at all polling stations across Pakistan for the national and provincial assemblies.

Furthermore, the caretaker Interior Ministry has established a control room to oversee the general elections’ overall situation. This control room comprises representatives from various relevant institutions, including the Interior Department, police, and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), who are tasked with their respective duties within the control room.