Internet, mobile services to be restored in Kashmir at 10 pm on September 3

Mobile service (voice call) and Internet services on all platforms, which were were snapped following the demise of former Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, will be restored at 10 pm on September 3, Kashmir Zone Inspector General of Police (IGP), Vijay Kumar informed.

The IGP said the situation in Kashmir Valley had been peaceful and under control. He thanked the public for their cooperation. The restrictions and Internet shutdown were imposed in Kashmir after the demise of former Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on September 1.

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"So far, the situation has remained peaceful and under control. Thanks for the public's cooperation in maintaining law and order. Mobile service (voice call) and broadband of all TSPs shall open from today evening at 10 pm," the Kashmir Zone police tweeted quoting Kumar.

Earlier in the day, Director-General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh had informed that the police would review and restore the Internet soon.

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Earlier on Wednesday, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti informed that Geelani passed away at the age of 91. Geelani had resigned from the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in June this year.

-PTC News