*ISLAMABAD: *The Foreign Affairs Committee of the US House ofRepresentatives has asked India to lift the communication blackout in theoccupied Kashmir, warning that the continued lockdown of the occupiedterritory was having devastating impact on people’s lives.
On its Twitter handle, the committee has also announced that itsAsia-Pacific and Non-Proliferation Subcommittee will hold a hearing onhuman rights in Kashmir and other parts of South Asia regions on October 22.
“India’s communication blackout in Kashmir is having a devastating impacton the lives and welfare of Kashmiris. It’s time for India to lift theserestrictions and afford Kashmiris the same rights and privileges as anyother Indian citizen,” the committee said in a tweet.
