Pakistani mobile network signals detected in Himachal’s Dharamshala

The mobile phones of trekkers visiting the Kareri lake near Dharamshala detected Pakistani mobile signals even as the nearest border to the neighbouring country is nearly 150 kilometres away.

Cellular network signals originating from Pakistan have been detected in the Dharamshala area of the Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. The Kangra district administration has informed the Department of Telecommunications about the detection of Pakistani mobile phone network signals at a place called Kareri. Police officials said that the signals were detected by the trackers who went to the Kareri lake, located 2900 metres above sea level and some 26 kilometres away from district headquarters Dharamshala.