An internet blackout in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (a semi-autonomous region governed separately from mainland Pakistan, with its own prime minister and legislature) has surpassed 100 days, with mobile data and broadband services suspended since protests over electoral reform broke out in early June. The unrest was triggered by a government ban on a grassroots coalition, the JKJAAC, which had demanded the removal of 12 legislative seats reserved for refugees living outside the territory; subsequent crackdowns on demonstrations resulted in deadly clashes, with local estimates putting the death toll above 50. Despite staggered elections concluding in August and a new government being formed, the partial blackout continues to disrupt online banking and academic schedules, with entrance exams postponed indefinitely.