Internet and mobile shutdown ordered from tonight
Key takeaways
- According to reports, the communication blackout will begin at 11:30pm tonight following a breakdown in negotiations between the government and the JAAC.
- The decision comes ahead of a region-wide shutdown and wheel-jam strike announced by the JAAC for June 9, amid ongoing tensions over unresolved demands.
- JAAC leader Shaukat Nawaz Mir told the media that talks between the government and the committee had failed to produce any breakthrough.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize MUZAFFARABAD: Authorities have issued orders to suspend mobile phone and internet services across Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK) ahead of a planned strike by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC), ARY News reported..
According to reports, the communication blackout will begin at 11:30pm tonight following a breakdown in negotiations between the government and the JAAC. Sources said the services are expected to remain suspended until June 12 as part of security and administrative measures.
The decision comes ahead of a region-wide shutdown and wheel-jam strike announced by the JAAC for June 9, amid ongoing tensions over unresolved demands.