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1 | Pakistan: Government Suspends Mobile Services in Major Cities on Eid | Pakistana: Naaton'ny Governemanta Ny Fifandraisandavitra An-tanandehibe Nandritra Ny Eid |
2 | 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. | Nandritra ny Eid-ul-Fitr, fotoana manamarika ny volana fifadian-kanina ho an'ny Miozolomana izay ankalazaina ho andro tsy fiasana, notapahan'ny governemantan'i Pakistana ny tambajotram-pifandraisana amin'ny finday ho an'ireo tanàndehibe efatra ao amin'ny firenena - Karachi, Lahore, Multan ary i Quetta. |
3 | Services are to remain blocked from 8pm on Sunday 19 August, 2012, till 11am Monday 20 August. | Mihantona tsy mandeha ny tambajotram-pifandraisana manomboka ny Alahady 19 Aogositra 2012 amin'ny 8 hariva, hatramin'ny Alatsinainy 20 Aogositra amin'ny 11 ora maraina. |
4 | According to the government, the measure has been taken to prevent terrorist attacks. | Araka ny voalazan'ny governemanta, noraisina izany fepetra izany hisorohana ny asa fampihorohoroana mety hiseho. |
5 | While terrorism is a very real threat in Pakistan, many have reacted critically. | Fandrahonana tena misy ny fampihorohoroana ao Pakistana, maro ireo naneho hevitra no sady nitsikera. |
6 | The chief contention is that while this may indeed serve as an effective measure to thwart possible incidents of terrorism on the occasion of Eid, this is no way to resolve the problem. | Fepetra mahomby azo hampiharina ho fanakanana izay loza fampihorohoroana mety hitranga mandritra ny fankalazana ny Eid izany hoy ny tohan-kevitra voalohany, tsy fomba hamahana ny olana izany hoy kosa ny hafa. |
7 | A blanket ban on cell phone services essentially infringes on the very rights of citizens, some have argued. | Manitsakitsaka ny zon'ny olom-pirenena ny fanakanana faobe ny tambazotram-pifandraisana, hoy koa ny hafa naneho hevitra. |
8 | “Well, the iPhone is no good WITHOUT SERVICE.” | “Eny, tsy tsara ny iPhone RAHA TSY MANDEHA.” |
9 | Image uploaded by Flicker User dbrulz123 (CC BY-SA 2.0) | Sary avy amin'ilay mpisera Flickr dbrulz123 (CC BY-SA 2.0) |
10 | Kashif Aziz tweeted: | Kashif Aziz nisioka hoe: |
11 | @kashaziz: So whats the guarantee terrorists won't strike tomorrow or the day after? | @kashaziz: Inona no antoka fa tsy hamely rahampitso na raha afak'ampitso ny mpampihorohoro? |
12 | Why not close cell phone services, like forever? | Nahoana no tsy hakatona toy ny mahazatra ny tambajotram-pifandraisana? |
13 | #Karachi | #Karachi |
14 | In the past, the Pakistani government has imposed similar bans on the pretext of security. | Taloha, efa naaton'ny governemanta Pakistaney toy izany ny fifandraisana an-telefonina noho ny resaka fiarovana. |
15 | Referring to this rather unusual and undesirable measure which is now becoming a norm, Awais Athar commented: | Manoloana izany fepetra tsy mahazatra sy tsy ilaina izany, zay nanjary fenitra ankehitriny, hoy i Awais Athar naneho hevitra |
16 | @awaisathar: And so it starts…http://tribune.com.pk/story/424171/eid-security-cellphone-services-may-be-suspended-in-pakistan/ … Are we moving towards curfews on holidays?” | @awaisathar: Ary toy izao ny fanombohany…http://tribune.com.pk/story/424171/eid-security-cellphone-services-may-be-suspended-in-pakistan/ … Hiova hametraka “couvre-feu” ve isika mandritra ny andro tsy fiasana?” |
17 | Such a ban will surely affect mobile companies, on one of their highest revenue earning days. | Misy fiantraikany ho an'ny orinasam-pifandraisana izany fandraràna ny tambajotra izany, iray amin'ireo andro lehibe mety ahazoany tombotsoa be. |
18 | There are over 118 million mobile users in Pakistan, that's 68. | Maherin'ny 118 tapitra ny olona mampiasa finday ao Pakistan, izay 68. |
19 | 2% of the country's total population. | 2% ny fitambaran'ny mponina ao amin'ny firenena. |
20 | Pakistan also has the highest mobile penetration rate in South Asia. | Pakistana ihany koa no manana taha ambony amin'ny fidirana finday ao Azia Atsimo. |
21 | But it will also make emergency communications virtually impossible. | Tsy misy koa arak'izany ary tsy azo atao ny fifandraisana maika (urgence). |
22 | Yousaf Malik very aptly put it to the Interior Minister, who issued the orders to put the ban in place: | Yousaf Malik nanome hafatra ho an'ny Minisiteran'ny Atitany, izay nanome baiko handràra ny fifandraisana ao an-toerana: |
23 | @YousafMalik41: #SenRehmanMalik Sir how is one supposed to make a call to police or rescue services in case of emergency from his cell phone? | @YousafMalik41: #SenRehmanMalik Andriamatoa, ahoana raha misy olona hiantso polisy na sampan-draharaha mpamonjy voina amin'ny findainy? |
24 | Some have raised a brow to the competence of the intelligence agencies over their inability to contain the threat without taking such dire measures. | Naneho hevitra momba ny fomba fiasan'ny sampam-pitsikilovana ihany koa ny sasany noho no tsy fahaizany misahana ny fampihorohoroana mba tsy handraisana izao fepetra mahasosotra toy izao. |
25 | Bytes For All, a Pakistani human rights organization, tweeted while addressing the Interior Minister: | Bytes For All, fikambanana Pakistaney mpiaro ny zon'olombelona, ni-tweet nandefa hafatra momba ny Minisiteran'ny Atitany: |
26 | @bytesforall: Sir, we shud really consider blocking all means of transport as well. | @bytesforall: Andriamatoa, nihevitra izahay fa hakatona ihany koa ny fitaterana rehetra. |
27 | No? | Tsia? |
28 | Terrorist use them too #netfreedom @netfreedom @Liberationtech | Mampiasa izany ihany koa ny mpampihorohoro #netfreedom @netfreedom @Liberationtech |
29 | Later, it was announced that the service will be suspended until 11 a.m. This hinted that the decision was taken to avoid any incidents during Eid prayers which are usually offered between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. in the morning. | Avy eo, nisy ny fanambarana fa ho tapaka ny tambajotra hatramin'ny 11 atoandro. Midika izany fa noraisina ny fanapahan-kevitra mba hisorohana ny loza mandritra ny fotoam-pivavahana Eid izay matetika manomboka eo amin'ny 7 maraina eo sy amin'ny 11 ora atoandro. |
30 | Ali Ibrahim chipped in with a witty remark: | Ali Ibrahim nandefa fanamarihana tsara: |
31 | @aliqizalbash: Dear world, I'm sorry you can not reach out to #Pakistan right now due to security reasons. | @aliqizalbash: Ry namana manerantany, miala tsiny aho fa tsy afaka miantso aty #Pakistan ianao amin'izao fotoana noho ny antony momba ny filaminana. |
32 | Please try after 11am tom@SenRehmanMalik #PTA | Avereno ny antsonao aorian'ny 11 atoandro @SenRehmanMalik #PTA |
33 | However, there were those who agreed with the government's decision of imposing such a ban. | Na dia izany aza, nisy ireo nankatò ny fanapahan-kevitry ny governemanta amin'ny fanakanana ny fifandraisana. |
34 | They argued that if indeed such a measure would possibly thwart any possible incidents of terrorism, there's no reason to protest. | Nilaza izy ireo fa raha tena hanakana izay mety ho loza fampihorohoroana hiseho tokoa ny fepetra noraisina, tsy misy antony tokony hanoherana izany. |
35 | Journalist Ayesha Tammy Haq tweeted from her profile: | Mpanao gazety Ayesha Tammy Haq ni-tweet hoe: |
36 | @tammyhaq: @faridalvie :-) Eid tomorrow. | @tammyhaq: @faridalvie Rahampitso ny Eid. |
37 | Serious enough security threat 4 mobile cos 2 agree 2 suspend services & lose serious revenue & we're moaning” | Tapaka ny fifandraisana mandritra izany noho ny antony fiarovana & nisy ny fatiantoka & misaona isika” |
38 | And then there were those who saw a silver lining. | Nisy kosa ireo nahita tsirim-panantenana. |
39 | Samra Muslim wrote: | Samra Muslim nanoratra hoe: |
40 | @samramuslim: #Pakistan: mobile communications jam means no annoying mass ‘Eid Mubarak' SMSes from random anonymous numbers?! | @samramuslim: #Pakistan: midika ny fanapahana ny fifandraisana fa tsy voahelingelina ny ” Somaison'i Mubarak mandritra ny Eid” ‘ izay avy amin'ny nomerao tsy fantatra?! |
41 | #SilverLining #JustSaying | #SilverLining #JustSaying |
42 | Sarah Naqvi also wrote in a similar vein: | Sarah Naqvi nanoratra tahaka izany ihany koa: |
43 | @sarahnaq: i really don't understand whats a big deal if we can not use our cell phones for a while spend time with family n friends :) #dependents #PTA | @sarahnaq: tsy azoko tanteraka hoe inona no olana raha tsy afaka mampiasa finday isika mandritra ny fotoana iarahana amin'ny fianakaviana sy ny namana #dependents #PTA |
44 | Bolo Bhi, a policy advocacy group based in Pakistan released a press statement on a similar ban that had been enforced in the Balochistan province earlier this week on 14 August, Pakistan's Independence Day: | Bolo Bhi, vondrona mpisolovava monina ao Pakistana namoaka fanambarana an-gazety mikasika ny fanapahana ny fifandraisana izay mihatra ao amin'ny faritanin'i Balochistan manomboka amin'ity herinandro 14 Aogositra ity, Andro Fahaleovantenan'i Pakistana: |
45 | The State has the responsibility to maintain law and order but that shouldn't come at the cost of citizens' rights. | Manana adidy sy andraikitra amin'ny fihazonana ny lalàna sy ny filaminana ny Fanjakana saingy tsy tokony hanohintohina ny zon'ny olom-pirenena. |
46 | To cut off communication services citing miscreants as an excuse not only violates the rights of citizens', but is an unjust and discriminatory practice. | Ny fanapahana ny fifandraisana dia tsy sokajiana ho toy ny fanitsakitsahana ny zon'ny olom-pirenena ihany fa fomba fanao tsy rariny no manavakavaka. |
47 | There's no denying that terrorism is a bitter reality in Pakistan and recently, there has been a surge in terrorist attacks by Pakistani Taliban. | Tsy azo lavina fa tena zava-misy ny fampihorohoroana ao Pakistana ary vao haingana, nisy ny firoboroboan'ny asa fampihorohorana avy amin'ny Talibana Pakistaney. |
48 | However, national security must not dictate the extent to which basic rights are granted to the citizens. | Na dia izany aza, tsy tokony handray fepetra manohintohina ny zo fototra nomena ny olom-pirenena ny fiarovana eto amin'ny firenena. |
49 | The breakdown of such rights, for an hour, for a day, or for any other length of time, essentially spells a drastic failure. | Ny fanitsakitsaha izany zony izany, na dia mandritra ny adiny iray aza, na andro iray, na amin'ny fotoana hafa dia tsy fahombiazana mivandravandra. |