Bikaner, Nov. 1 -- Night-time movement will remain restricted in 12 villages along the India-Pakistan border in Bikaner district for another two months, with the administration also extending restrictions relating to Pakistani mobile networks, international calls, SIM card issuance and verification of migrant workers in border areas. District collector and magistrate Nishant Jain extended the prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, citing risks of infiltration, smuggling, unauthorised cross-border communication and the disclosure of strategically sensitive information. HT has seen the orders. Under the restrictions, residents and visitors in 12 villages within two kilometres of the international border in Khajuwala and Bajju tehsils cannot move around or undertake other activities between 7 pm and 6 am without permission. Those needing to travel for essential work during these hours must obtain permission from the nearest Border Security Force (BSF) post or border outpost (BOP). The villages covered are Ballar, Ghulamaliwala, Siyasar Chaugan, Beriyanwali, Karamwala, Gajgewala, Ranjitpura, Sanchu, Annewala, Kabrewala, Bhurasar and Maganwala. The restrictions also cover the use of Pakistani SIM cards in areas where signals from mobile towers across the border are accessible. The administration has cited the potential reach of Pakistani mobile networks three to four kilometres into Indian territory as a security concern. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has been directed to maintain records of incoming and outgoing international calls involving Pakistan's country code, +92, in Bajju, Poogal, Ranjitpura, Khajuwala and Chhatargarh. These records may be made available to authorised officials for examination when required. Mobile service providers and authorised SIM retailers in border areas must verify customers' original identity documents before issuing new connections. They must also maintain subscriber records and inform the local police station if an applicant is suspected of using forged documents. The administration has also tightened verification requirements for workers from outside Rajasthan employed in agriculture, gypsum mining and other commercial activities near the international border. Their identity documents, domicile certificates and police character verification records must be submitted to the nearest BSF post and police station. Workers must also carry their identity cards at their workplaces. The orders also caution WhatsApp group administrators against adding unidentified people to groups and hold them accountable for the circulation of strategically sensitive information....