Authorities have suspended mobile, internet, and telephone services across Azad Kashmir as the region braces for September 29 strike. The blackout has left residents isolated, unable to communicate, transact, or get any info from the outside world. This blackout comes on top of already internet disruptions Pakistan has been facing for the past several weeks. Telecom operators have confirmed that all data and voice services are suspended region-wide, and broadband lines in major districts like Muzaffarabad are dead. Shops that rely on QR or mobile payments revert to cash.