ISLAMABAD: In an unprecedented development, the people of the long-deprived and war-weary district of South Waziristan would now enjoy mobile phone services. According to details, a long-standing demand has been fulfilled as mobile phone services have been launched in Wana, the headquarter of South Waziristan. AWAL Telecom in collaboration with one of country’s largest cellular operator marked another milestone by facilitating the formal launch of cellular mobile services on its tower infrastructure in South Waziristan, bridging the communication divide of the South Waziristan people for the first time. AWAL’s services shall be extended to the other areas of South Waziristan and North Waziristan district very soon, Shehzad confirmed. The people of the area were facing great problems to communicate with their loved ones and relatives living elsewhere in the country due to non-availability of service mobile service.

Source: Pakistan Today February 28, 2019 17:58 UTC