*SRINAGAR – The *Curfew and Blackout in Occupied Kashmir reaches 48th day,Valley remains under Military siege continuously by Indian Army.
*The curfew and communication blackout continued across Indian occupiedKashmir (IoK) on the 48th consecutive day on Saturday.*
The valley is under continued military siege since August 5 when NarendraModi-led Indian government repealed the special status of occupied Kashmirand imposed strict clampdown in the territory. Thousands of Indian troopshave kept millions of Kashmiris confined to their homes during all thesedays, Kashmir Media Service reported.
Educational institutions, shops, markets and business establishmentscontinue to remain closed while public transport is off the roads acrossthe Kashmir valley. Communication services like mobile, internet and TVchannels are closed in the entire Kashmir valley and in some parts of Jammuregion.
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Patients, doctors and other medical staff are facing difficulties inreaching hospitals due to curfew and other restrictions. Foodstuff,medicines and other essential commodities have run out of stocks, adding tothe miseries of the people.
Meanwhile, the Indian troops in their unabated acts of state terrorism hadmartyred three youth in the held valley last week.