No Change In Normal Life In IOK On 143rd Day

In occupied Kashmir, normal life continues to remain unchanged due to crippling restrictions coupled with tightening grip of chillai kalan on the 143rd consecutive day of military siege and lockdown in the Kashmir valley and parts of Jammu region, today.

India has emerged as the top-ranking country in the world in terms of continued suspension of internet, prepaid phone and text messaging services. Besides other sectors of life, the nearly five-month-long Internet gag has critically hit the ambulance service in dealing with emergencies and ferrying referral patients from one place to another in occupied Kashmir.

Meanwhile, Indian authorities gave sanction for prosecution of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik and Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief, Aasiya Andrabi on the charges of raising anti-India slogans and asking people to boycott the election drama, frequently staged by India in the territory. The cases were registered in 2010 and 2018 under the draconian law, Unlawful Activities Act.