Mobile Network Restored (Partially); Curfew, Shutdown continue for 43rd Day

Mobile phone services from various service providers were restored across the Kashmir Valley after six days on Saturday. However, outgoing call facility on prepaid phones continues to remain suspended. The services were suspended on the eve of August 14, Pakistan’s Independence Day. Internet services on mobile phones, however, continued to remain suspended in the valley. “The decision was taken to ensure that the common man is not put to further inconvenience,” said an official. Meanwhile, authorities on Saturday continued curfew and shutdown for the 43rd consecutive day paralysing life across Kashmir. Police…

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