Pakistan Suspends Mobile Phone Services on Election Day

(Bloomberg) -- Pakistan suspended mobile phone services as voters lined up to cast ballots in its general election Thursday, defending the measure as a way to maintain order even though critics said it would curb vital access to information during the controversial polls. Most Read from BloombergCitadel Among Hedge Funds That Got Morgan Stanley’s Block-Trading LeaksTesla Asks Which Jobs Are Critical, Stoking Layoff FearsChina Replaces Top Markets Regulator as Xi Tries to End RoutUS Commercial Re

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