{"id":36787,"date":"2026-01-12T13:21:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787"},"modified":"2026-01-12T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T07:51:45","slug":"iran-unrest-internet-blackout-leave-kashmir-families-anxious-over-students-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787","title":{"rendered":"Iran Unrest, Internet Blackout Leave Kashmir Families Anxious Over Students\u2019 Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36788\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36788\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-36788\" src=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-390x220.png 390w, https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iran Unrest, Internet Blackout Leave Kashmir Families Anxious Over Students\u2019 Safety<br \/>Anxiety and fear have engulfed hundreds of families across Kashmir as intensifying unrest in Iran, along with a prolonged internet shutdown, has severed communication with their children studying there. Most of the affected students are pursuing medical education at Iranian universities, which have long been a popular choice for Kashmiri youth due to affordable fees, relatively easy admission processes, and English-medium programmes.<br \/>With over 2,000 students from Kashmir currently enrolled in various institutions across Iran, the country remains one of the largest overseas academic destinations for the region. However, the worsening situation has transformed what was once a hopeful educational journey into a source of constant worry for parents back home.<br \/>Families said they have been unable to contact their children for several days. Phone calls are failing, messaging services remain inaccessible, and even social media platforms \u2014 often the last means of reassurance \u2014 have gone silent, deepening fears about the students\u2019 safety and well-being.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Iran Unrest, Internet Blackout Leave Kashmir Families Anxious Over Students\u2019 Safety - Daily Taskeen<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Iran Unrest, Internet Blackout Leave Kashmir Families Anxious Over Students\u2019 Safety - Daily Taskeen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Daily Taskeen\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-12T07:51:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"editor1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"editor1\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787\",\"name\":\"Iran Unrest, Internet Blackout Leave Kashmir Families Anxious Over Students\u2019 Safety - Daily Taskeen\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237-300x169.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-12T07:51:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/#\/schema\/person\/6cfa84d9ff0700972e0c05932c80c5a7\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/?p=36787#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dailytaskeen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Snapshot_1237.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Iran Unrest, Internet Blackout Leave Kashmir Families Anxious Over Students\u2019 Safety Anxiety and fear have engulfed hundreds of families across Kashmir as intensifying unrest in Iran, along with a prolonged internet shutdown, has severed communication with their children studying there. 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