[FYI] (Fwd) FC: Pakistan bans Internet along Indian border as "security measure"

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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Excerpt:

Internet in border areas banned
By Munawar Hasan
LAHORE—Pakistan has banned internet access in certain areas including
border belt with neighbouring India as a security measure in the wake
of war threats emanating from India, it is reliably learnt here on
Thursday. As a result of unannounced ban on internet access,
subscribers of Internet Service Providers (ISPs) have not been able to
connect the ISPs through telephone lines. [...]

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Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 20:14:34 -0500 (EST)
From: ackme <altwar@pobox.com>
To: declan@well.com
Subject: Pakistan bans internet in border areas near India

At the same time, the story states that "...India already shut down
local internet access in the Kashmir [area]..."

Maybe war has a new "first casualty"?

http://www.nation.com.pk/daily/today/main/top12.htm




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