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Kashmir Delays Exams Amid Protests, Internet Shutdown

7/24/2026

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Authorities postponed three entrance exams in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after protests and an internet shutdown in Poonch Division.
The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was banned in June, sparking strikes and a shutdown on June 5 that halted exams and delayed the July 27 election.
In Sudhnoti, traders say wheat allocations never arrived, so they buy flour for 6,000 rupees while Zaheer Iqbal walks or borrows cars to reach hospitals with no ambulances.

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Story summary

Authorities postponed three entrance exams in Pakistan-administered Kashmir after protests and an internet shutdown in Poonch Division.
The Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) was banned in June, sparking strikes and a shutdown on June 5 that halted exams and delayed the July 27 election.
In Sudhnoti, traders say wheat allocations never arrived, so they buy flour for 6,000 rupees while Zaheer Iqbal walks or borrows cars to reach hospitals with no ambulances.