ISLAMABAD:In occupied Kashmir, the Kashmir Economic Alliance, an amalgam of several traders’ bodies, has decried shortage of essential commodities due to frequent closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway.
The residents of the Kashmir Valley have been facing an acute shortage of the daily necessities including food items, petrol, and life-saving medicines since August 5, last year.
The Vice Chairman of Kashmir Economic Alliance, Aijaz Shahdhar, in a statement issued in Srinagar said that this winter, the movement of vehicular traffic got frequently disrupted on the Srinagar-Jammu highway and as a result there was an acute scarcity of essentials in the markets.
He urged the occupation authorities to take effective measures to ensure sufficient availability of essential commodities. Meanwhile, normal life remains badly hit in the Kashmir Valley due to the military siege and broadband internet shutdown on 178th consecutive day, today (Wednesday).