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AJKEC urged to restore internet service
Yaseen said the outage is blocking parties, candidates and voters, and warned that prolonged disruptions could fuel misinformation and weaken election transparency.
- The PPP President Chaudhry Muhammad Yaseen urged Kashmir Chief Election Commissioner Justice Gulam Mustafa Mughal to restore internet services in Azad Jammu and Kashmir , warning that ongoing disruptions threaten electoral transparency.
- Since June 5, authorities suspended internet and mobile data services across AJK after banning the Joint Awami Action Committee , following widespread protests demanding economic relief on wheat and electricity prices.
- Local entrepreneurs report severe losses, with some estimating costs between $54,000 and $72,000 during the blackout. Residents face difficulty accessing banking and medical services as the disruption compounds daily hardships.
- Yaseen stressed that safeguarding voters' right to information is the Election Commission's responsibility, warning that prolonged outages create serious obstacles for political parties and candidates during the ongoing campaign.
- Officials maintain that connectivity is essential for phased elections scheduled to begin on July 27, 2026, although daily life returned to normalcy in Muzaffarabad with road closures remaining in Poonch Division.
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