KARACHI: The Sindh government on Saturday lifted the ban imposed on pillion riding in the metropolis from 8th to 10th Muharram-ul-Haram. Earlier, the Sindh government imposed the ban in some parts of the province a part of security plan on Youm-e-Ashura. Routes to the processions were blocked by using containers. The blocked roads were also reopened on Saturday morning. Also read More than 500 processions and congregations mark Youm-e-Ashura eve in Lahore Moreover, mobile phone services, which were partially suspended from 7 am till midnight across the country, including Karachi, Lahore, and Peshawar, have also been restored now. On Youm-e-Ashura, strict security measures were taken by deploying the police and paramilitary forces on the routes of processions across the country.