[image: A photo taken on Sept 3, 2019, showing men gathering to make callsat a makeshift phone booth set up by Indian security forces inSrinagar.]SRINAGAR(AFP) – Most mobile phone connections in Kashmir will be restored, theIndian government said on Saturday (Oct 12), after it imposed a shutdown ofmore than two months since ending the troubled region’s autonomy.
SRINAGAR – Indian government spokesman Rohit Kansal said the decision hadbeen taken after a review of events in the restive Himalayan region.
“All post-paid mobile phones irrespective of the telecom service providerwill stand restored and be functional from noon on Monday (Oct 14),” hetold a press conference.
He added that the measure would apply to all districts of Kashmir.
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The New Delhi government ended Kashmir’s autonomy on Aug 5 and imposed themobile phone and Internet blackout as part of a huge security clampdown.-APP/AFP