Gloom prevails in held Kashmir on 140th day
 

ISLAMABAD: Night temperatures across Kashmir Valley and in Ladakh dropped to freezing levels amid the gloomy situation that continued to prevail particularly in Indian occupied Kashmir and parts of Jammu region on 140th consecutive day on Sunday.
According to the Kashmir Media Service, people continue to suffer immensely due to unrelenting military siege and lockdown. Restrictions under Section 144 have been in place while prepaid mobile phone, text messaging and internet services remain snapped.
The ban on internet has dealt a severe blow to the small ventures employing hundreds of people. The ban has also impacted the courier services as online tracking has come to a halt. The courier service providers face the problem of contacting their customers as most of them have provided their pre-paid mobile numbers which have been blocked in occupied Kashmir by the Indian government. The smart phone business has been also crippled due to the internet suspension. According to the mobile dealers, the sales have come down by 90 per cent. Meanwhile, leading US Democratic presidential aspirants — Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — and two other US lawmakers, including Senator Kamala Harris, have come out in support of Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal after Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar cancelled his meeting with a congressional committee, where Jayapal was invited to be a part of that group.Senators Sanders, Warren and other lawmakers — in their tweets – have expressed their support for Jayapal, accusing Jaishankar and India of trying to silence the voice of a US lawmaker. Separately, Indian police arrested the two brothers of Hurriyat leader Molvi Bashir Ahmad and raided his sister’s house.

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