Kashmiris speak on communications blackout in region Two Kashmiri people who have recently arrived to New Delhi on a flight from the city of Srinagar speak with AFP about their opinion on the communications blackout in the Kashmir region. The breathtaking Himalayan region of Kashmir has been disputed by India and Pakistan since independence in 1947 and the recent downing of communication services comes amid India's Prime Minister Narenda Modi’s decision Monday to scrap the special status granted to the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir from India's constitution. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES